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Gymnostachyum sanguinolentum (Nees) T.Anderson

Family: Acanthaceae

Endemic

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flowers

flower

pods

leaf under-surface

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Gymnostachyum sanguinolentum (Nees) T.Anderson 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/Gymnostachyum%20sanguinolentum#plant

Celaenorrhinus spilothyrus

Sri Lankan Black Flat

More Details

Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Gymnostachyum sanguinolentum (Nees) T.Anderson 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/Gymnostachyum%20sanguinolentum#butterflies

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