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Larvae feed on plants of family Rubiaceae such as, Mussaenda frondosa, ...
I spotted this butterfly when it stopped on my daughter's finger trying to take ...
It was running on the gravel and keep failing to try to fly, since it have a ...
LENGTH ABOUT 5-6 CM spiky , with 4 biggest spikes near head
Commander is a very common butterfly in Kerala,Feeds on Mussaenda plant.
The Commander, sometimes included in the genus Limenitis, is a medium-sized, ...
brown reddish caterpillar found at Commonwealth park, near Kuala Lumpur
wingspan of about 6 to 7.5 cm. photo taken from a distance and cropped
Around 25mm in length, different mottled shades of brown with spiny tufts along ...
Pale ashy blue, rust, black...such an attractive combination of colours.
and have a row of dull reddish brown and a row of black spots along the ...
It eats both sides of the midrib of a young leaf leaving the latter projecting ...
Whoa! What a caterpillar! It is a late instar.
Before pupating, the caterpillar wanders around, often far away from the plant ...
The female Commander lays a single egg on the underside of the tip of a leaf of ...
Common butterfliy flies from lowlands to about 1500m. However it is much common ...
'Commanders have a swift and skittish flight with rapid wing beats alternating ...
Many of the Indian butterflies have been named and taxonomicaly classified ...
I only got two shots and those at odd angles too...still, I remember the broad ...
Cryptic colouration like a dry leaf.
The Commander has a wingspan of about 6 to 7.5 cm (2.4 to 3.0 in). The ...