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Apefly

Spalgis epius

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Field Notes

Notes:

This little ape fly was found soaked in rain and was slowly drying its wings !

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Saumya Wanniarachchi
That is what i thought when first found out its name Jemma ! :) It seems that it got its name by the ape face looking caterpillar .
HemaShah
fly? looks more like a moth or butterfly!

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
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Butterflies of Sri Lanka
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013

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