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07/09/2025

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫 (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘢) පළිඟු ගෝමරා
Another beautiful butterfly from the Nymphalidae family. The backgrounds of the wings are dark brownish black with glassy white markings which results in a beautiful pattern. Both males and females are alike apart from the two scent pouches of the male at the hind wing.
The scent pouches are like small pockets where the males store chemicals they obtain from dead Heliotropium indicum (ඇත්හොඬ. Not only glassy tigers, but also several other Nymphalids show this kind of behaviour. This chemicals act as "Scents" for attracting females.

05/09/2025

Golden fronted leafbird/ රන් නළල් කොළරිසියා
(Chloropsis aurifrons)

A beautiful bird from the leafbird family, the Chloropseidae family. Often I have heard their songs, yet quite hard to notice as they often occupy the canopy layer and with the green colouration, blends well with the leaves. Today I saw this lovely bird and its fledgling. The bird was busy with finding food for the little one while the baby/ fledgling was waiting impatiently on this branch 💚. This was a good chance for me to watch them at an observable level 🥹. Observed at the home garden.

31/08/2025

Grey Pansy/ අළු සඳැසියා
Junonia atlites

A beautiful butterfly from the Nymphalidae family. They are commonly seen throughout the country. The upper side of the wings are grey in colour with prominent eye spots. The eye spots are marked in red and black and encircled in white(visible to the lower side too). If we look closely, we can see that only 2 eyespots are present per wing (total 8). The larval food plants include Acanthaceae and Linderniaceae plants including Hygrophila schulli (නීරමුල්ලිය), Lindernia pusilla and Lindernia crustace.

Spotted at the home garden.

25/08/2025

The beautiful Clipper Butterfly කැළෑ ලිහිසැදියා
(Parthenos sylvia)
A medium size butterfly from the Nymphalidae family. Can be easily identified due to the grey-blue pattern on the wings and the large white patches on the fore wing. The flight is strong and sailing like and I have seen them gliding after a wing flap. When perched, keep the wings flat or slightly inclined as in the image towards up or down. They are found in forests and along footpaths close to forests. They prefer fruit nectar and seen abundantly around the home garden when Jak fruits ripen. The larval food plant is Zanonia indica (වල් රසකිඳ).

08/08/2025

Sri Lankan green vine snake/ ඇහැටුල්ලා (Ahaetulla nasuta)

27/07/2025

Red Pierrot 🦋

13/07/2025

A flower on a flower 🤔, nope a butterfly 😌💚🍃

08/05/2025

Grey Pansy/ අළු සඳැසියා
Junonia atlites

A beautiful butterfly from the Nymphalidae family. They are commonly seen throughout the country. The upper side of the wings are grey in colour with prominent eye spots. The eye spots are marked in red and black and encircled in white(visible to the lower side too). If we look closely, we can see that only 2 eyespots are present per wing (total 8). The larval food plants include Acanthaceae and Linderniaceae plants including Hygrophila schulli( නීරමුල්ලිය), Lindernia pusilla and Lindernia crustace.

Spotted at the home garden.

06/05/2025

Loten's sunbird (𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴)

A beautiful and a cute little bird from the Nectariniidae family, the family of the sunbirds and spider hunters.
The males are covered with glossy purple feathers which glisten with the sunlight. The curved beak is an adaptation for its way of life, the nectar feeding. They have brush tipped tubular tongues as an adaptation to their nectar feeding habits. The brush like ends would collect more nectar when they lick nectaries of the flowers. Also their tongues can be extended beyond their beaks.

05/05/2025

Yellow-browed Bulbul
බැමකහ ගුලුගුඩුවා
(Acritillas indica)

A beautiful little bulbul from the Pycnonotidae family, the family of the bulbuls.
Their underside is yellow while the upper side is olive green in colour. They have a prominent yellow brow from which they have received their vernacular names " Yellow browed" and "බැම කහ ". The bill is black and the iris is reddish brown.
Their songs are pleasing to hear, bit similar to other bulbuls and consist with whisteles and warbles. Their calls goes like a sharp "weeep".
Their diet consists of berries and small insects. Usually seen within the forest canopy. Seen in pairs or small flocks and even in mixed flocks. I see them often with a daily visiting mixed flock which consists of minivets, white eyes,black naped monarchs and etc. They are distributed in the forests of southern India and Sri Lanka.

04/04/2025

Psyche/ මනහාරි (𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘢)

The Psyche is a common butterfly. You may see them everywhere. Psyche /ˈsaɪkiː/ (Greek: Ψυχή) is the Greek goddess of the soul symbolised by butterfly wings.There is this mythical story of Psyche and Cupid which is interesting and should be read. It is interesting how scientists incorporate these stories in naming creatures. The erratic flying pattern makes it feel like a floating snow flake. It is really pleasing to look at these creatures wandering around the garden and by far my favourite butterfly.

31/03/2025

Yamfly
(𝘓𝘰𝘹𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘮𝘯𝘶𝘴)
රඹවන් සේලයා

A butterfly from the Lycaenidae family. The long curly tail is derived from the hind tail tonus. The colouration is beautiful orange, which is darker in upper side. The sinhala name is derived describing its colour (රඹවන්) and thus tail (සේලයා).

They are distributed in low-country, wet and intermediate zone.

Larval food plants including Smilax perfoliata(මහ කබරැස්ස), Smilax zeylanica(කබරැස්ස), Dioscorea alata(හිඟුරල).

Information from the book "The common butterflies of Sri Lanka" by Dr. Himesh Dilruwan Jayasinghe, page :97.

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