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Common Posy

Drupadia ravindra

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

"When at rest they usually hold their wings erect or slightly apart, and oscillate their hindwings, causing the tails to "wriggle", which draws the attention of predators to the tail of the butterfly rather than it's head, diverting the attack."

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this in MacRitchie reserve.

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Comments (2)
Caleb Steindel
congrats, Dan! you've been chosen as September's spotter of the month on my website! thanks for sharing all your amazing Asian spottings with us! check it out on my forum here: http://calebsbuzz.weebly.com/#/20140423/photgraphy-3874889/

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PublishedSeptember 1, 2014

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