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Great Eggfly (male)
Hypolimnas bolina
13.3754, 103.993
Field Notes
Description:
The Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), also called the Blue Moon Butterfly in New Zealand or Common Eggfly, is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
In the male the upper side of the wings are jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots &two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing bears a series of small white dots.
Habitat:
H. bolina is a fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub and the greener parts of human habitation.
This one was seen in tropical forest in Cambodia
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Hypolimnas bolina
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PublishedMarch 23, 2013
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