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Moore's Ace butterfly

Halpe porus

Description:

This butterfly was 2 cm (0.8 inches) long.

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

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7 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Yes...you got it...
Halpe porus

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

I wonder if it's a Moore's Ace (Halpe porus)...?

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Thanks so much Eric and Ashish!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

They called Ace in East Asia, Dart in Indian sub continent.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

May be Thoressa varia

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

I feel its from Thoressa sp.
(I have deleted American specie name's comment)

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Not an expert Ann, but I believe that would be a Skipper butterfly. Not sure of the exact type though :-)

AnnvanWijgerden
Spotted by
AnnvanWijgerden

Quiapo, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

Spotted on Aug 13, 2011
Submitted on Aug 13, 2011

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