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Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

Family: Fabaceae

රට ‍තෝර, ‍තෝර පරිප්පු

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flowers

pods

leaf under-surface

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. 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/foodplant/Cajanus%20cajan#plant

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Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. 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/foodplant/Cajanus%20cajan#butterflies

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