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Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Description:

H. bolina is a black-bodied butterfly.upper side of the wings are jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots &two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing bears a series of small white dots.

Habitat:

H. bolina is found in Madagascar in the west, through to South and Southeast Asia, South Pacific islands (French Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu), and occurs in parts of Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.

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2 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

lovely !! welcome to project noah!!

Gorgeous photo, amazing detail. Nice spotting!

Sneha Koppula
Spotted by
Sneha Koppula

Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Spotted on Oct 17, 2011
Submitted on Nov 20, 2011

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