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Parthenos sylvia lilacinus
is a large (wingspan: 48 - 75mm) butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in forested areas of south and southeast Asia. A powerful and fast flyer, it alternates between periods of rapid wing flapping and gliding. Parthenos sylvia comprises a remarkable number of subspecies which show completely different base colors. The subspecies seen here, P. p. lilacinus or Blue Clipper, is found in Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (Daniele Pralong description)
DanielePralong thanks a lot for your comments and congratulations!!! In the future I will do it properly! Have a nice day to all of you!!!
Gorgeous capture ViSarancha,it would be great to have some more info about this beautiful spotting,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations ViSarancha, your Blue Clipper is our Spotting of the Day! Nice to see you back on Project Noah! Please consider filling in the Habitat field for your spottings, briefly describing the actual habitat where the spotting was made. It adds value to your collection, and fits in with the purpose of our site. Thanks in advance!
And thank you Mauna Kunzah for identification, all the way down to subspecies!
"A fast flying jewel! Meet the Blue Clipper (Parthenos sylvia lilacinus), our Spotting of the Day. Parthenos sylvia, The Clipper, is a large (wingspan: 48 - 75mm) butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found in forested areas of south and southeast Asia. A powerful and fast flyer, it alternates between periods of rapid wing flapping and gliding. Parthenos sylvia comprises a remarkable number of subspecies which show completely different base colors. The subspecies seen here, P. p. lilacinus or Blue Clipper, is found in Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia".
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Spotted on Dec 21, 2018
Submitted on Apr 7, 2019
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