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Blue-banded Eggfly

Hypolimnas alimena lamina

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

I saw this beauty on a bush in suburban Townsville during a very brief break in the rain. The wingspan must have been close to 10cm. About a metre away was this gorgeous Blue Argus: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9862178

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Hypolimnas alimena

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Comments (3)
ShannaB
Thanks KarenL and starleaf!
KarenL
Another very pretty butterfly!

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PublishedMarch 18, 2012

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