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Common Mapwing

Cyrestis maenalis maenalis

Description:

Nymphalidae; Nymphalinae; Cyrestini; Cyrestis maenalis maenalis Erichson, 1834. I have used the pictures in Philippine Lepidoptera to identify my spotting and, fortunately, Wikipedia's picture of C. m. maenalis matches for additional confirmation. When I save the spotting, the link to PhiLep doesn't show in the "other site" box. So, I will show it here: https://philippinelepidopt.wixsite.com/b...

Habitat:

Spotted in foliage at the side of a narrow track. The area is sparsely populated and mostly covered by remnants of tropical forest.

Notes:

On Nov 30, when I posted this spotting, I mistakenly identified this specimen as Cyrestis maenalis rizali. Apologies to everyone. As you can see, I have now ammended it to C. m. maenalis.

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4 Comments

John B.
John B. a year ago

To: Rithmini Weerakkody
Thank you for your comment.
John B.

Love it!

John B.
John B. a year ago

Good evening Sukanya,
Thank you for your comment. John B.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta a year ago

That's a beauty.

John B.
Spotted by
John B.

Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines

Spotted on Nov 30, 2022
Submitted on Nov 30, 2022

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