v13i2.343

ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v13i2.343

Submitted date: 11 July 2023
Accepted date: 10 July 2024
Published date: 14 December 2024
Pp. 142–143.

Range expansion of clouded silverline butterfly (Cigaritis nubilus) in Sri Lanka

P.K. Dissanayake, H.H.C.U. Herath, K.G.S.N. Vajirasena, D.M.N.P. Daundasekara & B.C. Wijamunige
*Corresponding author. E-mail: kapila@agri.sab.ac.lk

Clouded Silverline, Cigaritis nubilus (Moore, 1887) is a small butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae and is endemic to Sri Lanka. It has wings with a brick-red background on the underside of the wings. There are silvery and dark red lines across the undersides of both wings. The upper side of the hind wings is dark, bright blue in males, whereas in females it is greyish. It is considered a rare butterfly, as it has historically been recorded only in a few places in the dry northern part of Sri Lanka.

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