Cruiser ♂

Description:

The Cruiser (Vindula dejone) is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Heliconiinae, tribe Vagrantini) found in Southeast Asia. The Philippine ssp for Luzon is Vindula dejone dejone (Erichson, 1834). Like all members of the genus Vindula, it is sexually dimorphic. The males have bright orange wings; the females have similar wing pattern, but have a grey ground color, and a broad white post-median band extending across both wings.

Habitat:

Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.

Notes:

Reference: http://pbh-butterflies.yolasite.com/phil...