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Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon

Description:

small butterfly found in South Asia, difficult to catch with its wings open

Habitat:

sal forest

Notes:

One of many butterflies I spotted in Chitwan national park. I was lucky enough to catch it resting with its wings open and get one photo before it flew off.

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4 Comments

Sckel
Sckel 6 years ago

hi dan :D

Beautiful! Cheers from the South!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 6 years ago

Thanks D!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

Pierrot :-)
Lovely shot Dan. Have rarely seen it with wings open.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Gokarneshwor, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Spotted on Dec 20, 2016
Submitted on Jun 3, 2017

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