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Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng.

Family: Rubiaceae

කුකුරුමාන්, පුපුරු මහ, කුකුරුමුවන්

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flower

fruit

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. 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/foodplant/Catunaregam%20spinosa#plant

Virachola perse ghela

Large Guava Blue

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Virachola isocrates

Common Guava Blue

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Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. 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/foodplant/Catunaregam%20spinosa#butterflies

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