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Pointed Ciliate Blue

Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868)

උල් කෙඳිති-නීලයා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Lycaenesthini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868). 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/Anthene%20lycaenina%20lycaenina#adult

(2025). Early stages of Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868). 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/Anthene%20lycaenina%20lycaenina#child

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

Abrus precatorius

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Lepisanthes tetraphylla

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

Pongamia pinnata

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868). 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/Anthene%20lycaenina%20lycaenina#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868). 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/Anthene%20lycaenina%20lycaenina#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Anthene lycaenina lycaenina (R. Felder, 1868). 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/Anthene%20lycaenina%20lycaenina#seasonalAbundance

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