SLButterflies

Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn.

Family: Rhamnaceae

යක්ක වැල්, යකඩ වැල්, කොබෝවක්කා, පටම්බර, වම් බොදිය වැල්, කොළවක්කා

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

fruits

leaves

inflorescence

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fruits

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2025). Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn. 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/Ventilago%20madraspatana#plant

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Ventilago madraspatana Gaertn. 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/Ventilago%20madraspatana#butterflies

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