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Euthalia aeropa

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Previously Lexias (L. aeropa) of the Archdukes group, now Euthalia, a genus of brush-footed butterflies, including the Barons and Counts groups. It is found in southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia.

Habitat:

This spotting near a composting heap in a large semi-urban yard & garden, on the border of a disturbed patch of remnant forest.

Notes:

Seasonally or occasionally common at this location. Listed for Papua on http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Nym…

Reference Links:

Lexias aeropa, Taxon Details

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Scott Frazier
Thanks but the genus doesn't occur in this part of the world. But I just found it in a book :-)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Wow, looks like a yellow Lorquin's Admiral. Maybe it's the same species, Limenitis

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