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Eooxylides tharis
Recognised by it's particularly brilliant orange underside colouration, very distinctive markings, and extraordinarily long and twisted tails. The upperside wings are blackish brown, with broken white markings in the distal area of the hindwings
rainforest, scrub edge
The first butterfly I spotted in Singapore was this extraordinary beauty. Pretty sure about the species ID. Dairy Farm nature reserve.
Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014
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