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Psyche

Leptosia nina

Photo by agravate
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Field Notes

Description:

The Psyche is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae and is common in Southeast Asia.

Habitat:

Urban garden

Notes:

The term psyche actually takes its meaning from ancient myth. In Roman mythology, Psyche represented the human spirit and was portrayed as a beautiful girl with butterfly wings.

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