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Chocolate Albatros (male dry season form)
Appias lyncida
11.5957, 122.774
Field Notes
Description:
Chocolate Albatross, (Appias lyncida) is a butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in South and South East Asia.
The Chocolate Albatross has a wingspan of 55 to 70mm. The male is white above with chocolate-brown or black margins, and, bright lemon-yellow below with chocolate-colured markings. The female is white and densely clouded with dark-brown. Caterpillar feeds on Capparis micracantha.
Habitat:
Forest areas where there are abundant larval host plant.The Chocolate Albatross is a forest butterfly and prefers rainy highlands, up to a level of 3000 ft. Flying strongly and swiftly close to the ground, the Albatross is frequently found in jungle clearings and along stream banks. The males are often found circling around trees and bushes. The Chocolate Albatross often mudpuddles, sometimes in large numbers.
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