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common baron

Euthalia aconthea

Description:

The common baron (Euthalia aconthea) - often called simply "baron" - is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to India and Southeast Asia. It flies with stiff wing beats and often glides. The wing is not flapped very far below the horizontal. Introduced in Papua.

Habitat:

Observed here in a large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

One of four species of previously alien Lepidoptera recorded in Papua (the Indonesian part of New Guinea) according to the Papua Insects Foundation. http://www.papua-insects.nl/index/Hot%20...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 years ago
Common Baron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthalia_aconthea Euthalia aconthea


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3 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome..!!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Thanks AshishNimkar, you've got it!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Sep 14, 2011
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011

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