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Malay Viscount

Tanaecia pelea

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Field Notes

Description:

See the leaf litter on picture 3... watch where you tread, it is hidden amongst it.

Habitat:

Equatorial lowland rainforest.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
DanielePralong
Well spotted! Beautiful pictures and specimen Malcolm. Here's mine in Singapore, with slightly different colours. Different subspecies. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23146113 Yours may be irenae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaecia_pelea#/media/File:Malay_viscount_(Tanaecia_pelea_irenae)_B.jpg
Neil Ross
You have keen eyes, Malcolm. A great spotting, quite literally, of this beauty.

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PublishedMay 29, 2016

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