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Tawny Coster Acraea terpsicore,Geotagged,India,Tawny Coster Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tawny Coster

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    WildFlower
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    A detailed description and lots of photos from Singapore
    http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2013/02/life-history-of-tawny-coster.html     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice...two butterfly intros in a row, well done! Posted 11 years ago

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The Tawny Coster

"Acraea terpsicore", the tawny coster, is a small, 53–64 millimetres, leathery-winged butterfly common in grassland and scrub habitats. It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterfly family. It has a weak fluttery flight. It is avoided by most insect predators.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Sunil R Agadi

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Uploaded Jan 18, 2014. Captured Dec 19, 2013 10:45 in State Highway 47, Anagodu, Karnataka 577556, India.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.