SLButterflies

male

පිරිමි

female

ගැහැණු

female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874). 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/Zizina%20otis%20indica#adult

egg

බිත්තරය

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874). 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/Zizina%20otis%20indica#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium heterophyllum

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Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Desmodium triflorum

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

Indigofera linnaei

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

Tribulus terrestris

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

Alysicarpus vaginalis

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Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874). 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/Zizina%20otis%20indica#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874). 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/Zizina%20otis%20indica#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874). 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/Zizina%20otis%20indica#seasonalAbundance

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina otis indica (Murray, 1874)

හීන් තෘණ-නීලයා

Native

male

පිරිමි

female

ගැහැණු

female

ගැහැණු

egg

බිත්තරය

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

Distribution

Seasonal Abundance