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Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879

‍රැවටිලි පැපිලියා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Papilionidae > Papilioninae > Papilionini

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form dissimilis

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form dissimilis

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form dissimilis

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form clytia

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form clytia

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879. 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/Papilio%20clytia%20lankeswara#adult

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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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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879. 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/Papilio%20clytia%20lankeswara#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Alseodaphne semecarpifolia

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

Cinnamomum dubium

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cinnamomum verum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Litsea glutinosa

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Litsea longifolia

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cinnamomum cassia

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879. 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/Papilio%20clytia%20lankeswara#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879. 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/Papilio%20clytia%20lankeswara#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Papilio clytia lankeswara Moore, 1879. 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/Papilio%20clytia%20lankeswara#seasonalAbundance

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