SLButterflies

Redspot

Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821

රතු පුල්ලියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Zesiusini

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male

පිරිමි

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female

ගැහැණු

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female

ගැහැණු

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female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821. 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/Zesius%20chrysomallus#adult

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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1st instar

පළමු 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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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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eating pattern

ආහාර ගන්නා රටාව

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821. 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/Zesius%20chrysomallus#child

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

Senna auriculata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cassia fistula

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

Cassia roxburghii

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

Dendrophthoe falcata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Falcataria moluccana

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

Grewia damine

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Psidium guajava

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

Sesbania grandiflora

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Terminalia arjuna

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Terminalia catappa

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

Acacia longifolia

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821. 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/Zesius%20chrysomallus#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821. 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/Zesius%20chrysomallus#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1821. 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/Zesius%20chrysomallus#seasonalAbundance

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