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Paper Kite butterfly (Idea leuconoe)

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  1. This is the paper kite - Idea leuconoe, here you have round spots around the edge of the wings while those of the Malabar Tree Nymph are merged.
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/718/Idea-malabarica
    Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    1. Thanks Wildflower :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Paper Kite, Rice Paper, or Large Tree Nymph butterfly is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Apr 12, 2015. Captured Aug 14, 2012 12:24 in Rapenburg 42A, 1011 TZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 55mm