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Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper

Family: Fabaceae

බූ මෑ, මුං, උළුඳු

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

leaf

flower

pod

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper 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/Vigna%20mungo#plant

Lampides boeticus

Pea Blue

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Euchrysops cnejus cnejus

Gram Blue

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Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper 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/Vigna%20mungo#butterflies

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