''Zesius chrysomallus'', the redspot,
[ is a species of ]lycaenid
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and India.
Description
The host plants of the larvae include '' Terminalia catappa'' and ''Smilax zeylanica
''Smilax zeylanica'' is a plant species in the genus ''Smilax''. Its leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes. The plant is widespread in India, and native in other parts of the Indian Subcontinent as well as in Myanmar, Malaysia, Java an ...
''.
References
Theclinae
Butterflies described in 1819
Butterflies of Sri Lanka
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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