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Three-Spot Grass Yellow

Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881)

තෙතිත් තෘණ-පීතයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Pieridae > Coliadinae > Eurimini

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Himesh Jayasinghe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

laying eggs

බිත්තර දැමීම

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Adult stage of Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881). 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/Eurema%20blanda%20citrina#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

eggs

බිත්තර

© Himesh Jayasinghe

eggs

බිත්තර

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1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Sarath Rajapakshe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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2nd instar

දෙවන අන්තරුව

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3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

3rd instar

තෙවන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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4th instar

සිව්වන අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

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5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

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pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Sarath Rajapakshe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. & S. Rajapakshe (2025). Early stages of Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881). 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/Eurema%20blanda%20citrina#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Albizia lebbeck

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Albizia odoratissima

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Archidendron bigeminum

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Caesalpinia bonduc

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Caesalpinia hymenocarpa

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Calliandra surinamensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Cassia fistula

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Entada rheedii

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Falcataria moluccana

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Senna alata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Senna surattensis

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Albizia chinensis

Ref.: van der Pooerten & van der Pooerten, 2016

Acacia decurrens

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881). 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/Eurema%20blanda%20citrina#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881). 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/Eurema%20blanda%20citrina#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Eurema blanda citrina (Moore, 1881). 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/Eurema%20blanda%20citrina#seasonalAbundance

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