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Angled Pierrot

Caleta decidia

Description:

It is a migratory species, fond of jungles and other wooden areas. It is not a keen mud puddler or found in open areas. It tends to fly closer to the ground and settles frequently on damp patches, flowers or bird droppings.

Habitat:

Sinharaja Rain Forest

Notes:

The larvae feed on Ziziphus rugosa of family Rhamnaceae.

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8 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thanks Sckel!

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

beautiful

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thank you Atul, Adarsha and Cindy!

That's a beauty, Nuwan!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Very beautiful fellow :)

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Nice!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thanks Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Lovely one Nuwan!

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Deniyaya, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Aug 16, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013

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