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Opaque Six Lineblue

Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927

අදිසි සය ඉරි-නීලයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Adult stage of Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927. 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/Nacaduba%20beroe%20minima#adult

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Rajapakshe, S. (2025). Early stages of Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927. 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/Nacaduba%20beroe%20minima#child

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

Dalbergia pseudo-sissoo

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927. 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/Nacaduba%20beroe%20minima#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927. 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/Nacaduba%20beroe%20minima#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Nacaduba beroe minima Toxopeus, 1927. 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/Nacaduba%20beroe%20minima#seasonalAbundance

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