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Common Jester

Symbrenthia hippoclus galepsus

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Description:

Common Jester (Symbrenthia hippoclus galepsus Fruhstorfer 1908; Nymphalidae; Nymphalinae; Nymphaliini). Found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, it forms a superspecies with Symbrenthia lilaea. With numerous regional forms, the taxonomy of the group is not well resolved.

Distributional record of the ssp: Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro.

Habitat:

Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.

Notes:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Symbrenthia_hippoclus

Reference Links:

Symbrenthia, Symbrenthia lilaea

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