Troides darsius
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Troides darsius, the Sri Lankan birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found in Sri Lanka. It is the largest butterfly on the island and is also the national butterfly of Sri Lanka.
Image: SL60butterfly
Image: Troides Darsius Uns
As Pompeoptera darsius in Robert Henry Fernando Rippon's Icones Ornithopterorum
Plate from Frederic Moore's The Lepidoptera of Ceylon showing male and female imagines, larva and pupa
The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country and its people within Sri Lanka and abroad as well as traditions, culture, history and geography. Several other symbols do not have official acknowledgment as national symbols but are considered national symbols at the local level.
Image: Nymphaea nouchali (2)
Image: Mesua ferrea L. Dewadaru Airport Karimun Jawa
Image: Flickr Rainbirder Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii) Male
Image: Darsius male