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Urbanus proteus
approx. 1 3/4 inches long, wing span 2 inches
spotted sunning on ruella in residential garden
Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 8, 2011
8 Comments
Wonderful
I have this spotting from a year ago of a a long-tail feeding and thought I was lucky to capture it's color (which is a real contrast to the flower).
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/628...
Nance Wiki link says this butterfly do not close its wings mostly during rest position.
That's interesting, Ashish. I haven't often seen them 'unfoled' like this except in the early morning when they are sunning (as this one was).
they mimic with shrub leafs
can not mimic to swallowtail... size is smaller to swallowtails...
@ctsetan, I suppose that's possible; I haven't read anything pro or con on the subject. I'm also unsure if this is the only skipper with "tails".
is this moth mimicking pappilionidae butterflies ??? swallowtails?