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Lethe callipteris callipteris
Lethe callipteris is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, sub-family Satyrinae. It is endemic to Japan
Seen along road verges in alpine forest at 750 meters, in a Ski Resort (in summer).
Spotted on Jun 26, 2018
Submitted on Jul 5, 2018
13 Comments
And thank you everyone for the favs !
AntonioGiniaGinia... Thank you...
And you have a wonderful collection :-)
Thank you Antonio. It is my pleasure to share my spottings !
beautiful find Pam,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
thank you martyxrayone. And it posed for me on that leaf for a long time, which is quite unusual...
Cool pic!
Thank you Brian, Mark and Neil for your kind words ...
Thank you Daniele. Once again surprised by this honour...
That's wonderful, Pam. Congratulations :)
Congrats Pam.. super shot as usual.
Congratulations Pam on SOTD! Great pic!
Congratulations Pam, your Lethe butterfly is our Spotting of the Day:
"Endemic to Japan and making its first appearance on Project Noah, this nymphalid butterfly (Lethe callipteris callipteris) is our Spotting of the Day! Lethe is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae, and comprises treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. These butterflies are found in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia. Lethe callipteris also has two other recognized subspecies, endemic to the island of Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands".
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