SLButterflies

Common Sailor

Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872

සුලබ ලිහිසැදියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Limenitidinae > Neptini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872. 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/Neptis%20hylas%20varmona#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© 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

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

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

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eating pattern

ආහාර ගන්නා රටාව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872. 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/Neptis%20hylas%20varmona#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Aeschynomene americana

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Arachis pintoi

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Bauhinia purpurea

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

Berrya cordifolia

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cassia fistula

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Celtis philippensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Celtis timorensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Centrosema pubescens

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Clitoria ternatea

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Codariocalyx motorius

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Dalbergia pseudo-sissoo

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium pryonii

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Gouania microcarpa

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Grewia bracteata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Grewia damine

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Grewia helicterifolia

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Grewia orientalis

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

Microcos paniculata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Nothapodytes nimmoniana

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pseudarthria viscida

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pueraria phaseoloides

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Senna alata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Trema orientalis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Triumfetta pentandra

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Urena lobata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Urena sinuata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Ventilago madraspatana

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Vigna hosei

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Vigna unguiculata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Wendlandia bicuspidata

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

Erythrina fusca

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872. 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/Neptis%20hylas%20varmona#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872. 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/Neptis%20hylas%20varmona#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872. 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/Neptis%20hylas%20varmona#seasonalAbundance

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