Scientific Name - Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758


  • Group
  • Sub-group
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Common names
    මහ විදු‍රැසියා / මහ සිව්වා
  • Habitat
  • Origin
    Native
  • National conservation status
    Least concern (LC)
  • Legal status
    Protected
  • Similar species
  • All vernacular names
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758

Contributors for Images:

Prasanna Vidhana-Arachchi (ID-PV). Jagath Gunawardana (ID-JG) Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne (ID-GSW)

Medium-sized butterfly. Both wings have teeth edges located. The lower side of this special takes a dark brown. The top side of the male animal's wings is a dark brown color and its spectacular white stained blessings on both wings. These show a bright light blue from an angle. Even though the top side of the female animal's wings should be dark brown, there are no signs. In this special also dry and wet seasonal phenotypes meet seasonal scenes. Dry Season Phenotypes wider over size pearl, without white marks on the phenotypes or barely blessed. Although wet season phenotypes are relatively small in size, there are white stripes that look good on the bottom of the phenotypes. This photo shows a male animal belonging to the temporary beauty. This butterfly is usually a fast flight. Probably closed due to a pose underside and downhead of a branch or leaf. This special flower honey as well as vegetable juice and ripe fruit juice. Closing shows a routine of opening and closing the wings frequently. Usually in places with trees. Using branches regularly for closure. Butterfly is very nicely sported as a dry sheet at closure. A specialist with a wide spread across Sri Lanka. – Jagath Gunawardana -


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