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Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881])

පැඟිරිත්තා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Adult stage of Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881]). 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/Neopithecops%20zalmora%20dharma#adult

© Sarath Rajapakshe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar & egg

පළමු අන්තරුව සහ බිත්තරය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Early stages of Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881]). 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/Neopithecops%20zalmora%20dharma#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Atalantia ceylanica

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Glycosmis angustifolia

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Glycosmis pentaphylla

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881]). 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/Neopithecops%20zalmora%20dharma#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881]). 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/Neopithecops%20zalmora%20dharma#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Neopithecops zalmora dharma (Moore, [1881]). 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/Neopithecops%20zalmora%20dharma#seasonalAbundance

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