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Palm King Moth

Amathusia phiddipus

Photo by SanchezVin
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Field Notes

Description:

"The Palmking (Amathusia phidippus) is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the Brush-footed butterflies."

Habitat:

"This butterfly is widely distributed across parts of India, Myanmar, Indo China, Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. It occurs in the Indonesian archipelago (Sundaland, Sulawesi. King island. Java, ?Bali, Sumatra. Nias. Bawean. Lombok. Natuna. Borneo. Palawan. Sulawesi and Banggai) and the Philippines (Bongao, Sanga Sanga, Tawitawi, Sibutu, Balabac, Negros, Mapun islands)."

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Comments (2)

Please update also the common name to "Palm King" or "Palmking", omitting the word "Moth". Thanks!!
Hello SanchezVin. Please join us and include this beautiful spotting in our Butterflies in the Philippines mission (http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15553007). Regards!!
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PublishedMarch 7, 2015

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