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Lime Blue - Male

Chilades lajus lajus

Description:

Common butterfly found in all elevations of the island throughout the year, while abundant during the north-east monsoons. Lime Blue is a migratory species. It is subject to some seasonal variation and in both sexes the dry season and wet season forms vary in size and in the shade of blue on the upper side of both wings. Larva attended by Red Ants and feeds on Limonia acidissima and various other plants of the family Rutaceae.

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10 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks again :)

HetalASatani
HetalASatani 11 years ago

It is awesome.

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

welcome!
remember my spotting ?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123...
unfortunately it was 'dark' grass

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Uday and Susan !!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 11 years ago

gorgeous species

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

wonderful!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Atul !

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Lovely!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Satyen !

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Wonderful Nuwan!

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Sep 6, 2012
Submitted on Sep 6, 2012

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