SLButterflies

Urena lobata L.

Family: Malvaceae

පට්ට ඇපල, ඇපල

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flowers

fruits

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Urena lobata L. 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/Urena%20lobata#plant

Hypolimnas bolina bolina

Great Eggfly

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Neptis hylas varmona

Common Sailor

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Rapala manea schistacea

Slate Flash

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Caprona ransonnettii ransonnettii

Golden Angle

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Urena lobata L. 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/Urena%20lobata#butterflies

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