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Aberrant Bushblue

Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923)

හීන් ගස්-නීලයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Arhopalini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923). 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/Arhopala%20abseus%20mackwoodi#adult

(2025). Early stages of Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923). 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/Arhopala%20abseus%20mackwoodi#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Vateria copallifera

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923). 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/Arhopala%20abseus%20mackwoodi#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923). 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/Arhopala%20abseus%20mackwoodi#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Arhopala abseus mackwoodi (Riley, 1923). 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/Arhopala%20abseus%20mackwoodi#seasonalAbundance

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