Taxiles skipper - Sri Lanka moths Best Sri lankan Images
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Family: Skippers (Hesperiidae) Subfamily: Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Identification: Male narrow black borders; underside of forewing with slightly darkened tip and outer margin; underside of hindwing with darkened base and outer margin. Female: Upperside is dark orange-brown with pale orange patches on the forewing and central hindwing. Underside of hindwing is violet-brown with a pale band of spots and a patch of gray scales near the outer margin.
Life history: Males perch in sunlit openings on leaves about 3-5 feet above the ground. They appear to defend their territory and may keep a perch for as long as a week. Courtship usually occurs in the afternoon. Females lay eggs singly under the host leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and make shelters of silk-tied leaves.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Location |Weyangoda
Life history: Males perch in sunlit openings on leaves about 3-5 feet above the ground. They appear to defend their territory and may keep a perch for as long as a week. Courtship usually occurs in the afternoon. Females lay eggs singly under the host leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and make shelters of silk-tied leaves.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Location |Weyangoda 
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Image ID | | | 1523 |
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Image Size | | | 800x600 |
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Added Date | | | 2008-04-18 |
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Category | | | animals |
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Photographer Vidura |
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