Secretive and has a tendancy to hide under broad leaves, this is a habitant of the sun-speckled understorey in undisturbed forests. It ressembles the Common Imperial, C. freja and but has shorter tails.
Habitat indicator
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
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Above photos 06 June 2014 @ 15:16
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The male has a distinctive forewing brand made of nacreous scales visible in the above pictures. They are larger than the females. 03 July 2016 @ 15:00
Nice to meet you, this is my first contact with you, although I follow from a while your blog.
ReplyDeleteCongratulation for the spot of a so unusual and not so well known butterfly.
Thanks. It's true that this is not a very common butterfly and they seem to be seasonal in certain localities
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