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Leersia hexandra Sw.

Family: Poaceae

Native

Larval Food Plant
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(2025). Leersia hexandra Sw. 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/Leersia%20hexandra#plant

Melanitis leda leda

Common Evening Brown

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Orsotriaena medus mandata

Medus Brown (Nigger)

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Mycalesis perseus typhlus

Common Bushbrown

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Ampittia dioscorides singa

Bush Hopper

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Leersia hexandra Sw. 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/Leersia%20hexandra#butterflies

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