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2. Papilio buddha - Wikipedia

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   Papilionidae. Genus: Papilio. Species: P. buddha. Binomial name. Papilio buddha. Westwood, 1872. Papilio buddha, the Malabar banded peacock, [1][2] is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in the Western Ghats of India. [1][2][3] The Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state butterfly.

3. Gulf fritillary - Wikipedia

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   Gulf fritillary. The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (Dione vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae are "longwing butterflies", which have long, narrow wings compared to other butterflies.

4. Xerces blue - Wikipedia

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   The Xerces blue (Glaucopsyche xerces) is a recently extinct species of butterfly in the gossamer-winged butterfly family, Lycaenidae. The species lived in coastal sand dunes of the Sunset District of the San Francisco Peninsula in California. The Xerces blue is believed to be the first American butterfly species to become extinct as a result of ...

5. Butterfly - Wikipedia

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   Riodinidae. Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others).

6. Idea leuconoe - Wikipedia

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   Idea leuconoe, also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, [1] is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin, but can also be found in Southern Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.

7. Apatura iris - Wikipedia

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   Description. Adults have dark brown wings with white bands and spots, and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have a wingspan of 70–80 millimetres (2.8–3.1 in), and have a purple-blue sheen caused by iridescence that the slightly larger (80–92 mm) females lack. [2] The larvae (caterpillars) are green with white and yellow ...

8. Limenitis arthemis - Wikipedia

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   Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.

9. Pearl crescent - Wikipedia

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   Pearl crescent. The pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) is a butterfly of North America. It is found in all parts of the United States except the west coast, and throughout Mexico and parts of southern Canada, in particular Ontario. Its habitat is open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods. Its pattern is quite ...