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Double Branded Crow

Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865

දෙ-ඉරි කාකයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Adult stage of Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865. 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/Euploea%20sylvester%20montana#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865. 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/Euploea%20sylvester%20montana#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Gymnema sylvestre

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

Gymnema lactiferum

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865. 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/Euploea%20sylvester%20montana#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865. 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/Euploea%20sylvester%20montana#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Euploea sylvester montana C. & R. Felder, 1865. 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/Euploea%20sylvester%20montana#seasonalAbundance

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