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African Marbled Skipper

Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879)

මාබල්-පිම්මා

Native

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Pyrginae > Carcharodini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Adult stage of Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879). 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/Gomalia%20elma%20albofasciata#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

hatched egg

බිත්තර ක‍ටුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th Instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

leaf shelter of an early instar

මුල් අන්තරුවක නිවස්නය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

leaf shelter of a later instar

වැඩුණු අන්තරුවක නිවස්නය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879). 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/Gomalia%20elma%20albofasciata#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Abutilon hirtum

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879). 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/Gomalia%20elma%20albofasciata#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879). 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/Gomalia%20elma%20albofasciata#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Gomalia elma albofasciata (Moore, 1879). 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/Gomalia%20elma%20albofasciata#seasonalAbundance

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