Immature stages and the larval food plant of Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Sri Lanka

Immature stages and the larval food plant of Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Sri Lanka

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<p>The biology of  Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica (Large Four-lineblue ), a rare butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka is described with a report of Entada rheedii (Fabaceae) as the first known larval host plant. Information pertaining to the distribution of this butterfly is also provided.</p>

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tharaka Sudesh Priyadarshana, Ishara Harshajith Wijewardhane, Sagar Sarang, Nayana Wijayathilaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Distribution
Entada rheedii
Large Four-lineblue
larval food plant
life history.
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2386

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http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2386

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