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Black Angle

Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi Moore, [1881]

සිව්රැසියා

Native

Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Pyrginae > Tagiadini

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male

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male

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female

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female

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Adult stage of Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi 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/Tapena%20thwaitesi%20thwaitesi#adult

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egg

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4th Instar

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1st instar

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2nd instar

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2nd instar

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3rd instar

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3rd instar

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4th Instar

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5th Instar

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5th Instar

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leaf shelter of the larva

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pupa

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pupa

Rajapakshe, S. & H. Jayasinghe (2026). Early stages of Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi 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/Tapena%20thwaitesi%20thwaitesi#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Dalbergia pseudo-sissoo

Anonymous (2026). Larval food plants of Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi 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/Tapena%20thwaitesi%20thwaitesi#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2026). Distribution map of Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi 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/Tapena%20thwaitesi%20thwaitesi#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2026). Seasonal abundance of Tapena thwaitesi thwaitesi 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/Tapena%20thwaitesi%20thwaitesi#seasonalAbundance

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