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Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Family: Poaceae

බැල තණ, වල් කුරක්කන්, වල් මල් කුරක්කන්

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flowers

inflorescence

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 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/Eleusine%20indica#plant

Mycalesis perseus typhlus

Common Bushbrown

More Details

Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. 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/Eleusine%20indica#butterflies

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