SLButterflies

Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.

Family: Fabaceae

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

leaves

flowers

pods

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. 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/Macroptilium%20lathyroides#plant

Euchrysops cnejus cnejus

Gram Blue

More Details

Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb. 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/Macroptilium%20lathyroides#butterflies

Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka (BCSSL) holds copyright for all the original material and compilations on this website, although contributing writers and photographers may hold copyright for their material. Material from this website can be used freely for educational, basic research, awareness and other conservation purposes, provided that this website is acknowledged and properly cited as the source.