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The Great Eggfly (male)

Hypolimnas bolina (male)

Description:

The upper side of the wings are jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots &two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing bears a series of small white dots. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypolimnas_...)

Habitat:

Found in Madagascar in the west, through to South and Southeast Asia, South Pacific islands (French Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu), and occurs in parts of Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. It is a fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub and the greener parts of human habitation.

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7 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Very nice :)

VincentVanur
VincentVanur 11 years ago

Thank you Gerardo Aizpuru

VincentVanur
VincentVanur 11 years ago

Thank you Lincik999

VincentVanur
VincentVanur 11 years ago

Thank you Jolly Ibanez

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Truly magnificent

Lincik999
Lincik999 11 years ago

BEAUTIFUL !!!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Beautiful great spot !

VincentVanur
Spotted by
VincentVanur

Kerala, India

Spotted on Jul 16, 2011
Submitted on Dec 16, 2012

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