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Indian cupid, Dahkan cupid
Everes lacturnus
-2.56306, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
Everes lacturnus is a small butterfly (see 2nd photo) found in Australasia and Indomalaya that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Habitat:
Spotted on yellow walking iris in a large semi-urban yard and garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
Notes:
The posterior appendages on the wings, the "tails", moved independently of the still wings (as if antennae), as the butterfly rested on the plant!
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 25, 2012
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