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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)

Yes...you got it... Halpe porus
They called Ace in East Asia, Dart in Indian sub continent.
May be Thoressa varia
I feel its from Thoressa sp. (I have deleted American specie name's comment)
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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