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COMMON EGGFLY

Hypolimnas bolina

Description:

The egg-shaped patches on male’s wings give the butterfly its names. Common Eggfly Butterfly male shows very strong territory habit. Whenever any butterfly fly into its territory, it chases away them aggressively. Then it always returns back to the same spot. It may stay at the same spots for many days.

Habitat:

Fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub, and the greener parts of human habitats. Male butterflies are believed to look for their mate by eye-sight.

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1 Comment

pamsai
pamsai 7 years ago


Hi Dhilip, Just saw this one in my garden in Tamil Nadu... It's a beautiful fresh speciman

Dhilip
Spotted by
Dhilip

North Central, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 29, 2016
Submitted on Dec 29, 2016

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