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Large Branded Swift

Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878

මහ තුරිතයා

Native

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Baorini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

male

පිරිමි

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878. 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/Pelopidas%20subochracea%20subochracea#adult

(2025). Early stages of Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878. 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/Pelopidas%20subochracea%20subochracea#child

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878. 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/Pelopidas%20subochracea%20subochracea#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878. 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/Pelopidas%20subochracea%20subochracea#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Pelopidas subochracea subochracea Moore, 1878. 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/Pelopidas%20subochracea%20subochracea#seasonalAbundance

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