SLButterflies

Common Lineblue

Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875])

සුලබ ඉරි-නීලයා

Native

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Polyommatinae > Polyommatini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Himesh Jayasinghe

male

පිරිමි

© Sarath Rajapakshe

female

ගැහැණු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

laying eggs

බිත්තර දැමීම

© Himesh Jayasinghe

mating pair

රමණයේ යෙදෙන ජෝඩුවක්

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875]). 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/Prosotas%20nora%20ardates#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd together with 2nd instar

දෙවන හා තෙවන අන්තරු

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875]). 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/Prosotas%20nora%20ardates#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Acacia caesia

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Acacia pennata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Allophylus cobbe

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Bauhinia racemosa

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Calliandra calothyrsus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Calliandra surinamensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Croton aromaticus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Derris scandens

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

Pongamia pinnata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Murraya koenigii

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Pithecellobium dulce

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

Pterocarpus indicus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Albizia saman

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Sambucus javanica

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Terminalia catappa

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875]). 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/Prosotas%20nora%20ardates#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875]). 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/Prosotas%20nora%20ardates#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Prosotas nora ardates (Moore, [1875]). 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/Prosotas%20nora%20ardates#seasonalAbundance

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