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Athyma opalina (Kollar)
Rock and sandy stretch formed by a recent land slide by the side of a river.
The day happened to be dull and cold hence this sergeant was sitting on this warm rock to bask itself.
Spotted on Dec 2, 2016
Submitted on Dec 2, 2016
2 Comments
Thanks Jellis for the leads. This one goes with neither of them, however. There are gross differences.
slight variation but this is the only one I can find. Darjeeling Sergeant Emperor Mimathyma chevana http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/9...
Then there is the Sailor species. Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Ind...