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Common Hedge Blue

Acytolepis puspa

Description:

It is known to migrate but its flight is weak and it frequently settles on low bushes and small trees. It basks in the sun and visits small wild flowers along forest glades. They are often seen in huge numbers on damp soil during hot weather.

Habitat:

It is fairly uncommon but widely distributed throughout the island in forested throughout Sri Lanka.

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NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 21, 2012

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