Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Clipper

Parthenos sylvia

Description:

A pattern of blacks, whites, and blues on its wings

Habitat:

Captive. Lots of plants

1 Species ID Suggestions

LuvjoyChoker
LuvjoyChoker 11 years ago
Clipper
Parthenos sylvia Parthenos sylvia


Sign in to suggest organism ID

3 Comments

Hawkkit
Hawkkit 11 years ago

Thanks!

LuvjoyChoker
LuvjoyChoker 11 years ago

ok now I've seen your habitat description. It definitely is the Clipper.

LuvjoyChoker
LuvjoyChoker 11 years ago

Was this taken in the wild or in some Butterfly Garden? It seems to be the Clipper (Parthenos sylvia), but the species is found in south east asia.

Hawkkit
Spotted by
Hawkkit

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2012

Related Spottings

The Clipper  The Clipper Clipper Clipper butterflies

Nearby Spottings

Owl butterfly Partridge Blue Morpho butterfly Muscovy duck
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team