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Plumbeous Silverline

Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881)

අළුවන් රිදී-නීලයා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Aphnaeini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

female

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male (dry season form)

පිරිමි (වියළි කාලයුරුව)

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male (dry season form)

පිරිමි (වියළි කාලයුරුව)

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male (wet season form)

පිරිමි (තෙත් කාලයුරුව)

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881). 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/Spindasis%20schistacea#adult

(2025). Early stages of Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881). 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/Spindasis%20schistacea#child

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881). 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/Spindasis%20schistacea#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881). 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/Spindasis%20schistacea#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Spindasis schistacea (Moore, 1881). 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/Spindasis%20schistacea#seasonalAbundance

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