The Butterflies of Ceylon |
Common terms and phrases
abdomen Afrotropical appears areas aristolochiae Asclepiadaceae Australian Regions band Birdwing Blue DISTRIBUTION branched spines brown bulbous butterflies of Ceylon butterfly Capparidaceae Ceylon population Ceylon population belongs ceylonica common Confined to Ceylon Cramer creatures cremaster danaid dark darker described dimorphism Dophla evelina dorsal line dry zone EARLY STAGES elevations encountered evolutionists Fabricius feet Felder figured flight flowers flying food plant forewing Fruhstorfer girdle and cremaster Hans Fruhstorfer head Hesperioidea Hewitson hindwing India insect island jehana Kandy known lanka Larva Larva feeds larval hostplant leaf Leguminosae Lepidoptera Linnaeus lycaenids margin markings mimicry Moore moths nomino nominotypical race Nymphalidae onisciform Oriental and Australian Oriental Region Ormiston Ovum pair papilionid patch pierids preceding species Pupa recognisable recto surface Rutaceae sea level season form seen segments sexes sexual dimorphism similar Sinhala southern India specimens spots tail taprobana terfly thorax tubercles typical race verso surface wings Woodhouse yellow