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Himalayan Grand Duchess

Euthalia patala

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Field Notes

Notes:

A big dark grey and light yellow colored butterfly, it reminds me a chocolate pansy, a big Pansy Butterfly. Found in a forest.

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Comments (14)

Congratulations, Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH ! Nice spotting !
Your reaction made my day Chief :-) Make sure to check the Facebook post where it's quite popular right now! Thank you for all your contributions in the past years.
Congratulations Chief, this Himalayan beauty is our Spotting of the Day! "We are in Uttarakhand, India, today with this Grand Duchess (Euthalia patala) as our Spotting of the Day! Euthalia is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae), most of which are commonly known as barons or dukes. This little gem belongs to the collection of Project Noah member Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH, a.k.a. Joseph Mappilacherry. Joseph is a long-time contributor to Project Noah, with no fewer than 7'575 spottings in his collection, many of which remaining to be identified. Check it out!" Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/pb.10150120463815603.-2207520000.1499382185./10158999951305603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/883096985586348033
Wow, nice capture of beautiful butterflies!

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