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Cassia fistula L.

Family: Fabaceae

ඇහැළ, එරහන්දි

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

flowers

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Cassia fistula L. 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/Cassia%20fistula#plant

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Zesius chrysomallus

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Cassia fistula L. 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/Cassia%20fistula#butterflies

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