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Ypthima stellera stellera
Ypthima stellera (Eschscholtz, 1821), a five-ring butterfly of family Nymphalidae. Ssp. occurring in Luzon is Ypthima stellera stellera (Eschscholtz, 1821). The more famous Common Five-ring Y. baldus (Fabricius, 1775), occurs in the Philippines only in Balabac, Palawan as ssp Y. baldus selinuntius Fruhstorfer, 1911. Found this five-ringer sipping water from a leaf just after the early morning rain.
Backyard garden.
Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil.... http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life....
Spotted on Jan 12, 2013
Submitted on Jan 17, 2013
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