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Apefly

Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851)

රනැසියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Miletinae > Spalgini

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male

පිරිමි

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male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

female

ගැහැණු

© Sarath Rajapakshe

female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851). 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/Spalgis%20epeus%20epeus#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851). 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/Spalgis%20epeus%20epeus#child

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851). 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/Spalgis%20epeus%20epeus#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851). 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/Spalgis%20epeus%20epeus#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Spalgis epeus epeus (Westwood, 1851). 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/Spalgis%20epeus%20epeus#seasonalAbundance

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