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paper kite

Idea leuconoe

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Field Notes

Habitat:

The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin.

Notes:

From my mother's garden. This beauty kept coming back to the Egyptian starcluster flower until it finally rested on the metal fence.

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Idea leuconoe

Species ID Suggestions

Glassy Tiger

Parantica aglea

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NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (3)
IanMichaelIleto
Hi Anna, It does look like a black and white monarch ^_^ I saw a wiki of paper kite (Idea leuconoe) similar to my spotting except that mine has a wider black border on its wings. Probably one of the subspecies.
AnnaWhipkey
makes me think of a Monarch, only in black and white

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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