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Ideopsis vulgaris macrina
Above, the wings are mostly bluish grey with veins and all margins blackened. On the hindiwng, the bluish grey streaks in the cell form a narrow V with its apex pointing to the wing base. On the forewing, there is a transverse black bar towards the distal cell-end. Underneath, the markings resemble those on the upperside but in lighter colour.The male has a distinct brand near the sub-tornal area of the hindwing.
edge of a shallow lake in the middle of tropical rainforest
I spotted this at Crocodile Lake in Cat Tien National Park.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/259...
Could be a mirror image...only that I spotted it in India (and it is a different species!) ...interestingly the plant is actually the same...Indian heliotrope Heliotropium indicum...locally called Hathi Shur or Elephant's trunk. It grows as a weed but is a medicinal plant too.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012
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