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Oriental Palm Bob (Indian Palm Bob)

Suastus gremius subgrisea (Moore, 1878)

මහ තාලහරයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Aeromachini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Suastus gremius subgrisea (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/Suastus%20gremius%20subgrisea#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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1st instar - before moulting

පළමු අන්තරුව - හැව ඇරීමට සූදානම්ව

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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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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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leaf shelter of the 5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුවේ නිවස්නය

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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leaf shelter of the pupa

පිළවාගේ නිවස්නය

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Suastus gremius subgrisea (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/Suastus%20gremius%20subgrisea#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Borassus flabellifer

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Caryota urens

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cocos nucifera

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Corypha umbraculifera

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cyrtostachys renda

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Livistona chinensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Phoenix pusilla

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

Saribus rotundifolius

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Suastus gremius subgrisea (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/Suastus%20gremius%20subgrisea#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Suastus gremius subgrisea (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/Suastus%20gremius%20subgrisea#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Suastus gremius subgrisea (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/Suastus%20gremius%20subgrisea#seasonalAbundance

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