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Plains Cupid

Chilades pandava

Description:

Hindwing delicately tailed, male blue above with a thin marginal border and hindwing tornal spot, small black spots and 2 orange spots near the tail

Habitat:

Spotted at Taman Tasik Perdana, Malaysia. Distribution India to China, though Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Palawan.

Notes:

They are among the few butterflies that breed on plants of the cycad family.

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JordiPrats
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JordiPrats

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Spotted on Feb 20, 2016
Submitted on Mar 19, 2016

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