SLButterflies

Litsea gardneri Meisn.

Family: Lauraceae

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Endemic

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

leaf under-surface

immature leaves

flower buds

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Litsea gardneri Meisn. 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/Litsea%20gardneri#plant

Graphium teredon

Narrow-banded Bluebottle

More Details

Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Litsea gardneri Meisn. 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/Litsea%20gardneri#butterflies

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