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Melanitis leda leda
I disturbed this butterfly which was hidden in some dried leaves. It didn't fly away immediately, it seemed to try and hide by blending in with the dried leaves. Hard to see again when I took my eyes off it.
reference: http://ifoundbutterflies.org/427-melanit... (for some reason the references from this site won't save on my computer. Always says "the URL is not loading")
Spotted on Dec 15, 2012
Submitted on Dec 16, 2012
3 Comments
thanks Leanne. Seems like there is a sub species in India, http://ifoundbutterflies.org/427-melanit...
Beautiful Pam! It looks like the wet season form of The Evening Brown (Melanitis leda), though I'm not sure if they're in India ?
Nice find.