SLButterflies

Tylophora pauciflora Wight & Arn.

Family: Apocynaceae

කිරි අඟුණ

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

leaf under-surface

inflorescence

flower

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2026). Tylophora pauciflora Wight & Arn. 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/Tylophora%20pauciflora#plant

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Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Tylophora pauciflora Wight & Arn. 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/Tylophora%20pauciflora#butterflies

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