Elbowed Pierrot

Caleta elna elvira

The Elbowed Pierrot is dark brownish black with a broad white band spanning both wings butterfly from Lycaenidae family.
Caleta_elna_elvira_-_Elbowed Pierrot Certainly one of the 'cutest' butterflies I have ever seen. Near Sungai Tua in upper Selangor, near a river picking up minerals. For butterflies of Malaysia I recommend THIS page http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/butt_my and the wonderful Butterflies of Singapore club. Caleta elna elvira,Elbowed Pierrot,butterflies,lycanidae

Distribution

West Malaysia

References:

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http://butterflycircle.blogspot.bg/2009/08/life-history-of-elbowed-pierrot.html
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caleta_elna_elvira
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCaleta
SpeciesCaleta elna elvira
Photographed in
Malaysia