Colonel

Pandita sinope sinope

Pandita sinope sinope is the only representative of its genus in Malaysia and Singapore. It is confined to lowland forest and frequents the same localities as the Athyma and Moduza species. The butterfly is relatively active and is a rapid flyer like the Athyma species. It is alert and is not easily captured except when feeding at the blooms of flowering bushes. The caterpillar is believed to feed on Uncaria species.
The Colonel This butterfly blundered into our bus during a recent trip to Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre in Sabah. Lucky I had my camera handy :) Colonel,Klias,Pandita sinope sinope,Sabah,butterfly

Appearance

The wings are orange above with dark brown shading in the basal halves of the wings and three dark lines in the marginal areas. The undersides are a paler orange.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusPandita
SpeciesPandita sinope sinope
Photographed in
Malaysia