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lemon emigrant (male)
Catopsilia pomona
-2.56307, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
Every sunny morning and afternoon this (and other) species of butterfly visit these flowering shrub/trees. The species is found in parts of Asia, Australia and of course, New Guinea.
Habitat:
This spotting on peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Notes:
Peacock flowers are magnets for butterflies, other insects and the olive-backed sunbird at this location.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 18, 2014
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