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Bush Hopper

Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949

පඳුරු-පිම්මා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini

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male

පිරිමි

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male

පිරිමි

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male

පිරිමි

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female

ගැහැණු

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female

ගැහැණු

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female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Ampittia%20dioscorides%20singa#adult

© Sarath Rajapakshe

egg

බිත්තරය

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5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Early stages of Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Ampittia%20dioscorides%20singa#child

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Axonopus compressus

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Leersia hexandra

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Oryza sativa

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Ampittia%20dioscorides%20singa#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Ampittia%20dioscorides%20singa#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Ampittia dioscorides singa Evans, 1949. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Ampittia%20dioscorides%20singa#seasonalAbundance

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