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Common Sailor butterfly (Neptishylas) in the rainforest of the Sri lanka
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Baker's falls Horton planes, central province, sri lanka
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After passing the Security check points at Horton Plains, you come to main trail section which leads to Baker’s Falls in Horton Plain We could NOT see the Red Bridge properly due to mist but I managed to clicked a few photos around the Red Bridge area. Baker’s Falls in Horton Plain is the widest water fall in Sri Lanka. you have to see this first before World’s End with a relax eyes. When you get closer, you hear the water gushing sound of the Baker’s Falls. When you reach the Baker’s Falls, you will be stunned .I could not talk and could not believe my own eyes of it’s beauty. What a Beauty!!!!. How come, the nature is so beautiful.
Ceylon treebrown- Butterflies of Sri lanka
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Scientific Name – lethe daretis Family – Nymphalidae The wingspan of the Treebrown is about 50-60 mm. There seems to be significant differences between the male and the female. The male is a medium-sized, mostly dark brown butterfly having a series of dark sub-marginal spots on the hind wing. The underside is lighter with more vivid markings. It can be distinguished from all other similar looking species by the eye-spots on the underside of the hind wing. There are six eye-spots which are similar in size, shape and color pattern. The eye-spots are smaller of the male and the yellow band is absent. The female is larger and less brighter than the male. The undersides are similar in both sexes. The upper side of the female has a yellow band across the center of the forewing and a well-defined set of large eye-spots on the hind wing. It has a series of white streaks that form a diagonal line from the post discal area of the fore wing and a series of lar...