SLButterflies

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.

Family: Poaceae

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Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

trunk & stipule

(2025). Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. 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/foodplant/Bambusa%20vulgaris#plant

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. 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/foodplant/Bambusa%20vulgaris#butterflies

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