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Hypolimnas bolina
The 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.
a fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub and the greener parts of human habitation.
Spotted on Jan 14, 2012
Submitted on Jan 14, 2012
6 Comments
Hermosa !
Wow, the colors are so goregous
lol ! so true Lindsey!!
What an ugly name for such a beautiful butterfly.
Nice shot.
Beautiful grate shot