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Blue Clipper

Parthenos sylvia

Photo by Lavi
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Description:

Parthenos sylvia, the clipper, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia, mostly in forested areas. The clipper is a fast-flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping.

Notes:

Picture taken at London, Natural History museum Exhibition

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/sensational-butterflies.html

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PublishedJuly 1, 2017

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