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Paper Butterfly - Idea durvillei With wings closed. It was a beautiful common sight in the mangrove areas of Weda in Halmahera. Fall,Geotagged,Idea durvillei,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Paper Butterfly - Idea durvillei

With wings closed. It was a beautiful common sight in the mangrove areas of Weda in Halmahera.

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    Ruth Spigelman
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    How very lovely with its elegant, minimal markings and colouration. Posted 4 years ago
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      Patomarazul
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      Yes, and they also look like a light paper falling of the sky when they flutter around :-) Posted 4 years ago

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The Idea durvillei

''Idea durvillei'' is a large butterfly that belongs to the danaid group of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Australasian realm. The name honours Jules Dumont d'Urville.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Feb 15, 2021. Captured Nov 4, 2019 02:21 in Sawai Itepo, Central Weda, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO125
  • 71mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.