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Rapala varuna lazulina Moore, 1879

දම්වන් අසෙනියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Deudorigini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Rapala varuna lazulina 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/Rapala%20varuna%20lazulina#adult

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Rapala varuna lazulina 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/Rapala%20varuna%20lazulina#child

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

Ziziphus oenoplia

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

Ziziphus jujuba

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Rapala varuna lazulina 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/Rapala%20varuna%20lazulina#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Rapala varuna lazulina 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/Rapala%20varuna%20lazulina#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Rapala varuna lazulina 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/Rapala%20varuna%20lazulina#seasonalAbundance

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