228. The Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra tinctoria)

Number: 228      

Family: Nymphalidae     

Sub-Family: Satyrinae     

Species: Elymnias hypermnestra tinctoria  

Common name(s): The Common Palmfly   

Rarity: Common          

Habitat: Forested area    

Province(s) / Place(s) sighted: Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary (Chaiyaphum)

 

This is a different sub-species than the one I photographed. This is a female which (with its wings open) mimics D. chrysippus. Hopefully I can shoot it with its wings open one day - though it's difficult enough even getting anywhere near it.