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Parthenos sylvia
The Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia, mostly in forested areas. The Clipper is a fast flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping.
Western Ghats, Assam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia Malaya, Philippines, and New Guinea
Pls join and include this spotting in our Butterflies in the Philippines mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1555.... Thanks!
It is The Clipper (Parthenos sylvia). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenos_s...
Spotted on Aug 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 23, 2013
