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Red-bordered Pixie

Melanis pixe ssp. pixe

Photo by Felix Fleck
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4cm wingspan. Black colouration with yellow tips on forewings, and a red outer margin of hindwings; a single red spot at the base of each wing.

Habitat:

Forested area during rainy season, at about 750 m.a.s.l

Reference Links:

Melanis pixe - Wikipedia, Red-bordered Pixie Melanis pixe (Boisduval, 1836) | Butterflies and Moths of No…

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