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Danaus chrysippus. Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger, [1][2] African queen, [2] or African monarch, is a medium-sized butterfly widespread in Asia, Australia and Africa. [2] It belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Danainae primarily consume plants in the genus Asclepias, more ...
Wildlife of Sri Lanka. The majority of species are found in the foothills (up to 3,000 feet (910 m) elevation). A much smaller number of species are found above 4,000 feet (1,200 m), while 20 species of butterfly are restricted to the low lying dry zone (below 500 feet (150 m) elevation). The number of butterflies peaks in two seasons during ...
Freshwater butterflyfish are found in the slightly acidic, standing bodies of water in West Africa. They require a year-round temperature of 73–86 °F (23–30 °C). They are found in slow- to no-current areas with high amounts of surface foliage for cover. They are commonly seen in Lake Chad, the Congo Basin, throughout lower Niger, Cameroon ...
Website. Official website. National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka (also called Dehiwala Zoo or Colombo Zoo) is a zoological garden in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, founded in 1936. It is home to various birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians. The zoo not only exhibits animals from Sri Lanka, but also exhibits species from across Asian and other ...
Azanus jesous. ( Guérin, 1847) [ 1] Synonyms. Polyommatus jesous Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Lampides agave Walker, 1870. Lampides sigillata Butler, 1876. Azanus jesous, the African babul blue[ 2] or topaz-spotted blue, [ 3] is a small butterfly found in Africa, Egypt, Syria, India, [ 2] Sri Lanka and Myanmar [ 1] that belongs to the lycaenids ...
Species: P. jophon. Binomial name. Pachliopta jophon. Gray, [1853] Synonyms. Atrophaneura jophon. Pachliopta jophon, the Ceylon rose or Sri Lankan rose, is a butterfly found in Sri Lanka that belongs to the swallowtail family. It was earlier classified as a subspecies of Pachliopta hector, the crimson rose.
Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. [2]
Pieris mesentina ab. punctifera Hulstaert, 1924. Belenois aurota, the pioneer[2][3] or pioneer white[4] or caper white, [3] is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in South Asia and Africa. [3] In Africa, it is also known as the brown-veined white, [3] and is well known during ...