Great Purple Emperor - Sasakia charonda

*Pinned specimen

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

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Insanely beautiful. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, it is a beauty! Posted 3 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Gorgeous! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, I agree! It's such a pretty butterfly. Posted 3 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

When I saw this I just said OOOHHH out loud! The deep purple is indescribable. Thanks for sharing this one Christine Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks William, glad you liked it. Posted 3 years ago

The Great purple emperor

''Sasakia charonda'', the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan , the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young