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Malayan eggfly

Hypolimnas anomala

Photo by kajsabrittsjo
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Apparently the best way to attract butterflies is to do a really sweaty outdoors sport, like rock climbing, and the butterflies just swarm to you! A couple of these were happily fluttering about sitting on us and our sweaty equipment.

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This is the Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala)
I'm new to id-ing butterflies, so those of you in the know, please let me know if you think it's something else! :)
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2013

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