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Straight Pierrot

Caleta roxus angustior

Description:

Spotted at entrance of Duba Cave, Baggao, Cagayan. Same as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103.... Also classified as Pycnophallium roxus. 2nd photo also shows it next to a Cruiser butterfly: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103....

Habitat:

ftp://www.nic.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/caleta/index.html

Notes:

Subspecies ID suggested by Lydia Robledo (Phil. Biodiversity Net). Photo by Rawen Balmaña.

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8 Comments

TY Leuba!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing these..

Subspecies ID suggested by Lydia Robledo (Phil. Biodiversity Net).

Thanks for your comments folks!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely butterflies!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Nice!

2nd photo is with another butterfly: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103...

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

bellisima

Cagayan, Philippines

Spotted on Mar 29, 2009
Submitted on Apr 15, 2012

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