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Chocolate Soldier

Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779])

බොර සඳැසියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Nymphalinae > Junoniini

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female

ගැහැණු

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Adult stage of Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Junonia%20iphita%20iphita#adult

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egg

බිත්තරය

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Junonia%20iphita%20iphita#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Barleria prionitis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Ruellia patula

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Dipteracanthus prostratus

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Dyschoriste erecta

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Eranthemum capense

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Phaulopsis imbricata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Strobilanthes diandra

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Junonia%20iphita%20iphita#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Junonia%20iphita%20iphita#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Junonia iphita iphita (Cramer, [1779]). In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Junonia%20iphita%20iphita#seasonalAbundance

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