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Great Orange Tip, male

Hebomoia glaucippe

Photo by HarumKoh
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Field Notes

Description:

large southern island white-family butterfly, not in my area. they are in hot room of insect museum.
shoulder to the wing-tip: 45-55mm.
シロチョウ科 Pieridae.
food plant:
Crateva religiosa ギョボク.
japanese name: ツマベニチョウ.

Habitat:

Itami City Museum of Insects.

Reference Links:

Great Orange Tip - Hebomoia glaucippe - Overview, ツマベニチョウ - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
surekha
Beautiful series, HarumKoh!

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PublishedAugust 28, 2013

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