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Lexias canescens pardalina
The Yellow Archduke is a Southeast Asian butterfly that is typically sighted on shaded trails and among undergrowth. It is seldom seen in open sunny areas. It is mainly a forest dweller and adults are often seen puddling on damp ground, feeding on rotting fruits and other organic matter amongst forest litter as seen in these shots
Bukit Timak Nature Reserve, with contains the last remnants of primary rainforest in Singapore.
My first encouter with this butterfly was the last shot, taken with a telelens. I followed it from a distance in the rainforest and could finally get close when it landed on leaf litter on the path.
Spotted on Apr 17, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013
10 Comments
Thanks Sachin!
Very nice,
Thanks Jolly and Satyen!
Wonderful series Daniele!
What a beauty! Your guessing game was fun. It sharpens our senses. I never imagined it would be this beautiful. Thanks for sharing Daniele.
You are absolutely right I could never imagine that kind of caterpillar with this butterfly! :D
Thanks injica. That shadow shot was my first glimpse of this butterfly, and I got intrigued. The caterpillar is quite extraordinary!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/202...
:-)
Those ventral 3 spots/markings that showed on the edge of the shadow shot were pretty diagnostic I reckon... but I agree it was virtually impossible :-)
Wonderful, especially this photo where is the leaf under!!
That's the hidden beauty! Wonderful one!