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Sri Lankan Palmfly

Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තාලරිසියා

Endemic

Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Satyrinae > Elymniini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2026). Adult stage of Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Elymnias%20singhala#adult

© Sarath Rajapakshe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Sarath Rajapakshe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2026). Early stages of Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Elymnias%20singhala#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Calamus ovoideus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Caryota urens

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Loxococcus rupicola

Anonymous (2026). Larval food plants of Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Elymnias%20singhala#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2026). Distribution map of Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Elymnias%20singhala#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2026). Seasonal abundance of Elymnias singhala Moore, [1875]. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Elymnias%20singhala#seasonalAbundance

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