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Giant Orange Tip

Hebornia glaucippe

Photo by Lavi
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Field Notes

Description:

Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange tip, is a butterfly belonging to the Pieridae family, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone and Wallacea.

Habitat:

This species is found in much of South and Southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan.

Notes:

Picture taken at London, Natural History museum Exhibition

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/sensational-butterflies.html

Reference Links:

Hebomoia glaucippe - Wikipedia

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