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Sleeping butterfly hanging upside down, Marojejy, Madagascar Strangely, I had never seen butterflies sleep before, not in the wild at least. Found during a night tour in Marojejy, Madagascar. Africa,Geotagged,Hypolimnas dexithea,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Madagascar diadem,Marojejy,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Sleeping butterfly hanging upside down, Marojejy, Madagascar

Strangely, I had never seen butterflies sleep before, not in the wild at least. Found during a night tour in Marojejy, Madagascar.

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The Madagascar diadem, ''Hypolimnas dexithea'', is a species of ''Hypolimnas'' butterfly endemic to Madagascar. The species was described in 1863 by William Chapman Hewitson from a specimen collected by J. Caldwell from Antananarivo in Madagscar. It later became one of the species targeted by collectors on account of its size and colour.

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

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Uploaded Mar 7, 2016. Captured Oct 9, 2015 19:11 in 3B, Madagascar.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 105mm