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Gonepteryx cleopatra
It is is a medium sized butterfly, It is a sexually dimorphic species - the female has pale yellow or greenish wings, the male is darker yellow with an orange patch on the forewing. Both sexes have a forewing apical hook and brown dots in the center of each wing, and the underside of wings is light greenish yellow. The greenish colour, the shape and the pronounced venation on the hindwings give to these butterflies a good camouflage, making them resemble just leaves.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2013
Submitted on Jun 25, 2013
4 Comments
beautiful!
thank you, Martin and Dotun55 :)
amazing !
Nice yellow! Resembles Brimstone butterfly of Africa