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Monkey Puzzle

Rathinda amor

Description:

The butterfly has a weak flight and keeps low while landing frequently on bushes to bask in the sun.

Habitat:

dry shrub land

Notes:

The larvae feed onbuds of Ixora coccinea belonging to family Rubiaceae and shoots and flowers of Hopea spp belonging to family Dipterocarpaceae.

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5 Comments

Beautiful

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 10 years ago

nice pattern!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

so beautiful..........

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thanks Tina, lovely name indeed!

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Lovely name :)

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Welikanda, North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Sep 29, 2013
Submitted on Sep 30, 2013

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