SLButterflies

Blue Glassy Tiger

Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874

නීල-පළිඟු ගෝමරා

Native

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Danainae > Danaini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874. 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/Ideopsis%20similis%20exprompta#adult

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egg

බිත්තරය

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egg

බිත්තරය

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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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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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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Parasitoid infestation

පරපෝෂී ආසාදනයක්

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874. 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/Ideopsis%20similis%20exprompta#child

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

Anodendron paniculatum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Parsonsia alboflavescens

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874. 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/Ideopsis%20similis%20exprompta#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874. 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/Ideopsis%20similis%20exprompta#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Ideopsis similis exprompta Butler, 1874. 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/Ideopsis%20similis%20exprompta#seasonalAbundance

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