Immature stages and the larval food plant of Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Sri Lanka

Tharaka Sudesh Priyadarshana; Ishara Harshajith Wijewardhane; Sagar Sarang; Nayana Wijayathilaka

doi:10.11609/JoTT.o4359.7945-9

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Oct 2015)

Immature stages and the larval food plant of Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica Fruhstorfer, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Sri Lanka

Tharaka Sudesh Priyadarshana,
Ishara Harshajith Wijewardhane,
Sagar Sarang,
Nayana Wijayathilaka

Affiliations

Tharaka Sudesh Priyadarshana: epartment of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, 70140, Sri Lanka and Nature Explorations and Education Team, No: B-1 / G-6, De Soysapura, Moratuwa 10400, Sri Lanka
Ishara Harshajith Wijewardhane: Sri Lanka School of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Karapincha, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka and Nature Explorations and Education Team, No: B-1 / G-6, De Soysapura, Moratuwa 10400, Sri Lanka
Sagar Sarang: University of Mumbai, CST Road, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098, India
Nayana Wijayathilaka: Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4359.7945-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 12
pp. 7945 – 7949

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The biology of Nacaduba pactolus ceylonica (Large Four-lineblue ), a rare butterfly endemic to Sri Lanka is described with a report of Entada rheedii (Fabaceae) as the first known larval host plant. Information pertaining to the distribution of this butterfly is also provided.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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