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Drupadia ravindra

Photo by SankarSingha
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Description:

Drupadia ravindra has a wingspan of about 30–35 millimetres (1.2–1.4 in). On the upperside the forewings of males are dark brown, while the hindwings are metallic blue. The females lack the metallic sheen. The underside of the hindwings of these butterflies show a pattern of black markings on a white background, while the forewings are orange. On the hindwings there are long tails

Habitat:

This species can be found in South Eastern Asia (mainly in Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali and Philippines.[1] These butterflies prefer primary and secondary rainforest at an elevation of about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

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