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Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Family: Arecaceae

Introduced

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf. 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/Dypsis%20lutescens#plant

Elymnias hypermnestra fraterna

Common Palmfly

More Details

Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf. 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/Dypsis%20lutescens#butterflies

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