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Tephrosia purpurea
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Botanical name: Tephrosia purpurea (Synonyms: Tephrosia lanceifolia, Tephrosia indigofera, Tephrosia wallichii).
Family: Fabaceae.
Common name: Common Tephrosia, Fish Poison, Wild Indigo, Purple Tephrosia.
Kannada Name: ಎಂಪಲಿ (Empali), ಕೊಗ್ಗಿ (Koggi), ಕೊಗ್ಗಿಲಿ (Koggili), ಪುಣಿಕೆ (Punike), ಮರಳಿ (Marali), ಶರಪುಂಖಿ (Sharapunkhi), ವಜ್ರನೀಲಿ (Vajraneeli), ಹೊನ್ನಾವರಿಕೆ (Honnaavarike).
Butterfly Name: 1) Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) - Forget-me-not
2) Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, [1844]) - Pale Grass Blue 3) Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) - Lesser Grass Blue
Nectar Plant Of 1) Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) - Small Cupid 2) Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue 3) Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848) - Striped Pierrot 4) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) - Tiny Grass Blue 5) Eurema spp. – Grass Yellow spp. 6) Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780]) - Small Grass Yellow
Family: Fabaceae.
Common name: Common Tephrosia, Fish Poison, Wild Indigo, Purple Tephrosia.
Kannada Name: ಎಂಪಲಿ (Empali), ಕೊಗ್ಗಿ (Koggi), ಕೊಗ್ಗಿಲಿ (Koggili), ಪುಣಿಕೆ (Punike), ಮರಳಿ (Marali), ಶರಪುಂಖಿ (Sharapunkhi), ವಜ್ರನೀಲಿ (Vajraneeli), ಹೊನ್ನಾವರಿಕೆ (Honnaavarike).
Butterfly Name: 1) Catochrysops strabo (Fabricius, 1793) - Forget-me-not
2) Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, [1844]) - Pale Grass Blue 3) Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787) - Lesser Grass Blue
Nectar Plant Of 1) Chilades parrhasius (Fabricius, 1793) - Small Cupid 2) Leptotes plinius (Fabricius, 1793) - Zebra Blue 3) Tarucus nara (Kollar, 1848) - Striped Pierrot 4) Zizula hylax (Fabricius, 1775) - Tiny Grass Blue 5) Eurema spp. – Grass Yellow spp. 6) Eurema brigitta (Stoll, [1780]) - Small Grass Yellow
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