Tuesday 18 June Ceylon birdwing (Troides darsius) Ceylon
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birdwing description The Ceylon birdwing is one of the largest
butterflies of Sri Lanka (2). Like most other Troides birdwings,
the male is adorned with bright golden-yellow markings on the
hindwings, which contrast starkly with the velvety black
forewings and interjecting black veins (2). The female is larger
than the male, and has a different arrangement of yellow
markings on the hindwing, and pale stripes on the forewing (2)
(3). - Troides helena darsius. Top - Pupa of a butterfly. - A
species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular
country or geographic area. - Stage in an animal’s lifecycle
after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very
different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and
move around but usually are unable to reproduce. - An abrupt
physical change from the larval to the adult form. - The process
of becoming a pupa, the stage of an insect’s