SLButterflies

Oriental Cupid (Indian Cupid)

Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824)

ඉන්දු මලවි-නීලයා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini

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© Sarath Rajapakshe

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male

පිරිමි

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male

පිරිමි

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female

ගැහැණු

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female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824). 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/Everes%20lacturnus%20%20lacturnus#adult

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන 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

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824). 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/Everes%20lacturnus%20%20lacturnus#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium heterocarpon

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

Desmodium pryonii

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium triflorum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium uncinatum

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824). 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/Everes%20lacturnus%20%20lacturnus#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824). 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/Everes%20lacturnus%20%20lacturnus#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Everes lacturnus lacturnus (Godart, 1824). 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/Everes%20lacturnus%20%20lacturnus#seasonalAbundance

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