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Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina philippensis

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Habitat:

This Great Eggfly was spotted in the backyard of the rice mill, resting on a Pomelo (Citrus maxima), known in the Philippines as Suha. Plant information from http://www.stuartxchange.org/Suha.....

Notes:

There is a great deal of information about this butterfly in an informative (and easy to read) scientific paper, written by three Philippine academics at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. It is available to download at https://ovcre.uplb.edu.ph/journals-uplb/index.php/EDJ/article/view/750.....

Reference Links:

Hypolimnas bolina - Wikipedia, ... Nymphalinae (True Brush-foots) | butterflies

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PublishedJune 27, 2024

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