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Common/Lemon Emigrant feeding, Sri Lanka Note the 90 degree angle on its tongue. Closeup:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/25885/commonlemon_emigrant_feeding_-_closeup_sri_lanka.html" title="Common/Lemon Emigrant feeding - closeup, Sri Lanka"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/25885_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=EceH6ovBJDO275lfjLC3wTgHTrk%3D" width="200" height="170" alt="Common/Lemon Emigrant feeding - closeup, Sri Lanka Asia,Catopsilia pomona,Lemon Emigrant,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa" /></a></figure> Asia,Catopsilia pomona,Lemon Emigrant,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa Click/tap to enlarge

Common/Lemon Emigrant feeding, Sri Lanka

Note the 90 degree angle on its tongue. Closeup:

Common/Lemon Emigrant feeding - closeup, Sri Lanka Asia,Catopsilia pomona,Lemon Emigrant,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa

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    travismorhardt
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    That is interesting. I have never noticed a butterfly with a tongue angle like this. Posted 10 years ago

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The Lemon Migrant

Catopsilia pomona is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in Asia, Cambodia and parts of Australia. The species gets its name from its habit of migration. Some early authors considered them as two distinct species "Catopsilia crocale" and "Catopsilia pomona".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 29, 2015. Captured Nov 9, 2014 10:57.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.5
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm