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Red Pierrot Butterfly

Talicada nyseus

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny, restless beauty. Red and black and white.

Habitat:

Potted plant on the balcony of an office.

Reference Links:

Talicada nyseus - Wikipedia, http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/743/Talicada-nyseus

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Comments (3)
SukanyaDatta
Thank you, maplemoth662. Yes, the colours of the flower (Aster, I think) and the butterfly are very bright indeed. Very summery!
maplemoth662
Two, very pretty, flower and butterfly photos....very pretty colors....

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PublishedMarch 13, 2018

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