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Sri Lankan Highland Ace (Rare Ace)

Halpe egena R. Felder, 1868

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කඳුරට අක්වක්සැරියා

Endemic

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Halpe egena 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/Halpe%20egena#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th Instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

leaf shelter of the pupa

පිළවාගේ නිවස්නය

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Halpe egena 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/Halpe%20egena#child

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

Davidsea attenuata

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Halpe egena 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/Halpe%20egena#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Halpe egena 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/Halpe%20egena#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Halpe egena 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/Halpe%20egena#seasonalAbundance

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