An Orange Kind of Clipper, Pt. 2 - _TNY_6697

(The clipper (Parthenos sylvia) is a beautiful butterfly found from India in the west to the Phillipines in the east - plus in New Guinea.

 

The Greek word "parthenos" means "virgin" and sylvia comes from the Latin word "silva" meaning "forest".

 

There are a whole bunch of subspecies with variation in the colouration. Some more orange like this one and some more blue like this: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53664330691/)

 

Part 1 (more from the side) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53682467436/

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