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Common evening brown

Melanitis leda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Length: ~1.5cm
Season : Winter season
Time : 11:35pm 11Dec2021
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Reference Links:

Melanitis leda - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Common evening brown

Melanitis leda

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Brian38
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Comments (3)
m.prasad.369
Brian38, yes it seems that rugged area is formed in an attack. It is clear now. :) Thank you!
Brian38
That is interesting. It's also really hard to say what has happened. There is probably some aging "tattering" happening. It's also possible something took a bite at it thinking the eyespots were actually eyes.
m.prasad.369
Brian38, Thank you for the suggestion. Just one clarification : Hind wing inner margin is cut across the eye spots (aka ocelli). Is this cut natural or accidental? I never observed hind wing natural design across ocelli. So, I believe, somehow it's wings are torn and that cutting made it look like the natural. :)
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021

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