SLButterflies

Urtica urens L.

Family: Urticaceae

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

inflorescence

leaf under-surface

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Urtica urens 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. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/foodplant/Urtica%20urens#plant

Vanessa indica nubicola

Red Admiral

More Details

Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Urtica urens 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. https://slbutterflies.lk/explore/foodplant/Urtica%20urens#butterflies

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