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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Five bar Swordtail (Pathysa antiphates ceylonicus)
One of the rarest butterfly of the island. It is confine to the few localities in the southwestern wet lowland forests. Where also it occurs probably in a certain period of the year, roughly from January to end of March. Few earlier records also available from the dry zone especially from the Uva province. Five bar Swordtail usually flies around midday. Therefore it is also known as "12 O' clock fly". Males often settle on wet patches in stream beds and jungle paths as well as the decaying animal matters. No larval host plants have been discovered of it from Sri Lanka.
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias vaisya)
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
ඇම්බැරැල්ලා[Ambarella](Spondias dulcis)
An introduced tree presumably introduced into Southeast Asia from the Society islands. Commonly cultivated in home gardens. Fruit edible and whole plant medicinal.
Saturday, July 11, 2015
False Eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum maculatum [Syn: Pseuderanthemum carruthersii])
Two varieties cultivated in Sri Lanka.
1) variety atropurpureum [or Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum - now a synonym of Pseuderanthemum carruthersii*]- Above picture
2) variety reticulatum with white flowers with red dotted center [or Pseuderanthemum reticulatum* now a synonym of Pseuderanthemum carruthersii]
* http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2406673
Friday, July 10, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Common Jay (Graphium doson)
* Larva fed on tender leaves and flowers only in the lab.
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
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