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Black tipped Archduke

Lexias dirtea chalcedonides

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the male. I spotted the female a year later in Thailand.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5958804

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this at Similajau national park. I had posted the female of this species from Thailand. After it was identified I saw learned that I had also seen the male before. Just had to find the photo!

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Lexias dirtea

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ashish
Not in meaning that way you are correct with specie and ID..!! Just explained similarity with Gaurab's spotting...!! Here is your ditto spotting.. http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showbutterfly/80
Dan Doucette
I don't know the Count Butterfly. You don't think this is the male Archduke? You helped me ID the female and I found the male from that.
Ashish
Alike Count butterfly

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PublishedAugust 17, 2011

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