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Butterfly-233
aloktewari

Butterfly-233 (Lasiommata schakra)

Another Himalayan
beauty ...

Common Wall ...
... female

Lasiommata schakra

The species shows mild
dimorphism ...

56-58

Ranikhet Hill Station
Altitude 6500 feet
Almora
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
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Habitat
Himalayan forested slope wit areas of clearing at 6500 feet elevation
Location
Ranikhet Hill Station, Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
10.07.2021
Scientific name
Lasiommata schakra
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delia todd
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Oh what a beauty!!! Such lovely markings on this butterfly Alok.

How wonderful to get both wings open like that too. Many thanks for letting us see him my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
262
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
642.6 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
360
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN9013.JPG
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Thu, 07 October 2021 10:18 AM
Dimensions
2526px x 2126px

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