Brown Clipper

Parthenos sylvia

Description:

Clippers love to perch on flowers, leaves or trees with their wings spread wide as they bask in the sunshine.

Habitat:

Forested areas

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL 11 years ago

Clipper

Parthenos sylvia Clipper butterfly Parthenos sylvia and biological clines

3 Comments

angel_ansh 11 years ago

Thanks, I greatly appreciate the info.

MartinL 11 years ago

Yes. Both are the clipper, (Parthenos sylvia) and both names are correct for this species. the brown clipper is a subspecies, the blue subspecies is from Malaysia, brown one from Philippines. New Guinea has both. Both names are correct, clipper or brown clipper.

angel_ansh 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID. But could this be the Brown Clipper Butterfly?

Spotted by
angel_ansh

Philippines

Spotted on Feb 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 20, 2012