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Idea leuconoe
The Paper Kite, Rice Paper, or Large Tree Nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe) is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin. Larvae feed on Parsonsia species, Tylophora hispida, Parsonsia helicandra, Parsonsia spiralis, and Cynanchum formosanum.
Spotted in a butterfly garden in S.E. France, on the French/Spanish border.
thank you shekainahdalaban. You are identifying them so fast, I can't keep up with you! Well done!
Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012
