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Graphium leonidas leonidas
Was Just about to take a photo of this butterfly with open wings, when an Eggfly butterfly appeared out of nowhere and chased it off! Grrrrr! But it was blue colour on the upper wing.
Beside a river, in low bushveld/lubombo bushvelt terrain.
Between the first and second bridge over the Mlawula River in the Mbaluzi Gorge.
thanks Nuwan for the ID. And Kate for giving me the African name for this beauty. It was a beautiful blue inside.
Great spotting! Yes, it looks like Graphium leonidas (common name in southern Africa is Veined swordtail)
http://www.sntc.org.sz/biodiversity/sdbu...
Spotted on Mar 21, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014
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