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Chocolate Albatross

Appias lyncida[

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Notes:

This beautiful butterfly came and perched on the ground near a dried stream inside Arippa forest near Madathara. After a while it reclined and lay motionless, often fluttering. I took it home.

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH 10 years ago
Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina (Lucas, 1852)
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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago
Chocolate Albatross - female
Appias lyncida http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/486-Appias/Appias-lyncida


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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

+1 for lesser gull :)
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/68-Cepo...

Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH 10 years ago

Thank you Nuwan for the ID.

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Looks like female chocolate albatross, need verification!

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Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
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Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH

Kerala, India

Spotted on Mar 19, 2014
Submitted on Mar 27, 2014

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