SLButterflies

Loxococcus rupicola (Thwaites) H.Wendl. & Drude

Family: Arecaceae

දෝතළු, රන් දෝතළු

Endemic

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

inflorescence

male flowers

female flowers

Jayasinghe, H. (2026). Loxococcus rupicola (Thwaites) H.Wendl. & Drude 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/Loxococcus%20rupicola#plant

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Anonymous (2026). Butterfly larvae feeding on Loxococcus rupicola (Thwaites) H.Wendl. & Drude 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/Loxococcus%20rupicola#butterflies

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