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Moore's Ace butterfly

Halpe porus

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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly was 2 cm (0.8 inches) long.

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Ashish
Yes...you got it... Halpe porus
Ashish
They called Ace in East Asia, Dart in Indian sub continent.
Ashish
May be Thoressa varia
Ashish
I feel its from Thoressa sp. (I have deleted American specie name's comment)
Eric Noora
Not an expert Ann, but I believe that would be a Skipper butterfly. Not sure of the exact type though :-)

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PublishedAugust 13, 2011

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