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Status Uncertain or Doubtful Birds of Sri Lanka
Friday, October 5, 2012
Indian Cupid (Everes lacturnus parrhasius)
Rather uncommon butterfly occurs all over the island in all the year round from sea level to about 1500m a.s.l. Larva feeds on
Grona heterophylla (මහ උඳුපියලි/Spanish clover
)
,
Grona heterocarpos (ඇත් උඳුපියලිය/Asian ticktrefil)
,
Desmodium triflorum (හීන් උඳුපියලිය/Creeping tick threefoil/Tick clover)
,
Desmodium uncinatum (Silverleaf Desmodium)
and
Desmodium pryonii
of the family
Fabaceae
.
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