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Lime Blue, Navathankulam, Sri Lanka This butterfly was taken at Navathalkulam, Sri Lanka. I have had trouble identifying it even after consulting lepidoptera literature. Butterfly,Chilades lajus,Lime blue,animal,animals,butterflies,sri lanka Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lime Blue, Navathankulam, Sri Lanka

This butterfly was taken at Navathalkulam, Sri Lanka. I have had trouble identifying it even after consulting lepidoptera literature.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    Chilades lajus looks like a good match to me.
    http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/India%20-%20Chilades%20lajus.htm
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/542/Chilades-lajus     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View ShanelleAW's profile
      ShanelleAW
      Lion
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      Seems like it is. Thank you very much! Posted 8 years ago

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The Lime blue

''Chilades lajus'', the lime blue, is a small butterfly found in India, Ceylon, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hainan, Mangulam Island, Sulawesi and the Philippines that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Aug 19, 2017. Captured Aug 7, 2017 04:06.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO500
  • 400mm