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Hestina nama

Description:

This Butterfly shows batesian mimicry by mimicking the Chesnut Tiger (Parantica sita) an unpalatable species.

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5 Comments

LuvjoyChoker
LuvjoyChoker 12 years ago

thanks maria

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

very nice - looking forward to your future spottings!

LuvjoyChoker
LuvjoyChoker 12 years ago

Thanks Nuwan, Sachin

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

great spot !

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

very nice,

LuvjoyChoker
Spotted by
LuvjoyChoker

Arunachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jul 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012

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