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Indian Red Admiral Butterfly.

Vanessa indica

Description:

Orange, white and black are the main colours. Median section is a fuzzy ashy-brown. On Ageratum conyzoides (Billygoat-weed, Chick weed, Goatweed, Whiteweed)

Habitat:

Kolakham Village, Kalimpong Hills of Darjiling district. Altitude about 1868m. Area is remote and forested. Flitting about. Settling on wild flowers, the middle of the road...everywhere.

Notes:

Thank you, Jellis.

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Jellis
Jellis 9 years ago


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4 Comments

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 9 years ago

Thanks for the id, but aren't the colours slightly different from what the link shows?

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Rahul, Flowers are Goatweed. Ageratum conyzoides
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/sl...

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thank you, Jellis.

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 9 years ago

Beautiful! And the flowers are no less amazing. Cromolaena species?

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

West Bengal, India

Spotted on Mar 23, 2015
Submitted on Mar 30, 2015

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