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Brown Clipper Butterfly

Parthenos sylvia philippinensis

Habitat:

Florida Museum of Natural History; typically inhabit South(east) Asia.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Clipper
Parthenos sylvia Parthenos sylvia
LealikiKanoa
LealikiKanoa 12 years ago
Clipper
Parthenos sylvia


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7 Comments

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

nice spotting !!

Dunia Ya Uzuri
Dunia Ya Uzuri 12 years ago

Thanks for the correction bayucca :)

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

You are all correct. To be very picky: It is Parthenos sylvia philippinensis, Brown Clipper. The Blue Clipper is actually Parthenos sylvia lilacinus, which is a different subspecies. Please, change your common name in Brown Clipper to avoid misunderstandings.
Here is a wonderful Blue one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerneedog/4...

Dunia Ya Uzuri
Dunia Ya Uzuri 12 years ago

Thanks a bunch Karen!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Beautiful!
Welcome to Project Noah Dunia!

Dunia Ya Uzuri
Dunia Ya Uzuri 12 years ago

Thank you Atul!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

lovely !

Dunia Ya Uzuri
Spotted by
Dunia Ya Uzuri

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 2012
Submitted on Mar 18, 2012

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