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Common Guava Blue Butterfly

Virachola isocrates

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Slate-coloured butterfly with one black spot near the lower end of the wing. It has "tails."

Habitat:

Hedges inside Madikeri Fort.

Notes:

Apparently a pest of pomegranates in India.

Reference Links:

Virachola isocrates - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Common guava blue

Virachola isocrates

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