The Cruiser - _TNY_0192
Last Monday's visit to my local butterfly house was a very fruitful one when it comes to new species. Even though I have visited like fifty or sixty times by now, I still found three or four new (for me) species.
One of those was this female cruiser (Vindula dejone), also known as the Malay cruiser.
This is an Asian species with clear sexual dimorphism, ie the male and female look different. There are also more than 20 recognised subspecies, but I am unsure which one this is.
The Cruiser - _TNY_0192
Last Monday's visit to my local butterfly house was a very fruitful one when it comes to new species. Even though I have visited like fifty or sixty times by now, I still found three or four new (for me) species.
One of those was this female cruiser (Vindula dejone), also known as the Malay cruiser.
This is an Asian species with clear sexual dimorphism, ie the male and female look different. There are also more than 20 recognised subspecies, but I am unsure which one this is.