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Tawny Coster [হরিণছড়া]

Acraea terpsicore

Description:

The Tawny Coster (Acraea terpsicore[1]) is a small leathery winged butterfly which is common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators.

Habitat:

This is a butterfly of the hills as well as the plains. It is plentiful in the pre-monsoon and monsoon period and becomes scarce later on.

Notes:

*Please do not use for any commercial purposes without my permissions. *Framed by- Md. Eliasinul Islam | faded_elias@yahoo.com ; mohd.elias.engr@gmail.com |

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1 Comment

agravate
agravate 10 years ago

Wow. Beautiful butterflies.

Eliasinul
Spotted by
Eliasinul

Bangladesh

Spotted on May 16, 2013
Submitted on May 16, 2013

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