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Indian Fluffy Tit

Zeltus amasa amasa

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

A small butterfly. This one was often on the ground or perched on low-lying leaves or branches. It stayed in the same area for an hour or so, quite close to where I was standing to photograph butterflies on a bush. Didn't seem bothered by me and let me get close.

Habitat:

Tropical wet evergreen montane forest.

Notes:

I love the black and white striped legs and matching antennae, and the way the stripes get closer together on the feet.

Reference Links:

Zeltus etolus, Butterflies of Malaysia - Zeltus amasa

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (20)
pamsai
thank you Les. Yes, I got lucky with this background !
Les Catchick
Fabulous and a far better background than I had.
pamsai
thank you Sunnyjosef...
pamsai
thanks triggsturner...
triggsturner
Great images of this beautiful butterfly. Thank you so much for sharing pamsai, and many congrats on your SOTD
pamsai
thanks Dr Sherpa... they were so gorgeous, and stayed around me for a really long time. I kept forgetting they were there (2 of them) and when I turned around, they would be still there, I'd take another photo or two and return to what I was doing..
pamsai
Haha Sukanya, I don't know, but it looked unbelievably beautiful fluttering in the breeze! Like feathers...
SukanyaDatta
Unbelievably long tail for a butterfly! Wonder why it needs it. Congrats Pamsai.
pamsai
thank you so much Ashley. This is one of my favourite butterflies, I'm so happy that you picked it as SOTD...
AshleyT
Congrats Pamsai, this beautiful butterfly is our Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156295075190603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/672631028209614848
pamsai
thanks Christiane and Francisco. I've been wanting to see one of these for a long time !

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Butterflies of Western Ghats
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Biodiversity of Western Ghats (India)
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PublishedDecember 3, 2015

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