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Common Name: Small Salmon Arab

Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, 28 June 2013
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India, 28 June 2013
Colotis amata

Identification

Distribution

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Drier plain and coastal areas.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Dry, sunny regions.

Behaviour

Weak, fluttering flight, on wing for long periods.

References

Kehimkar, Isaac. The Book of Indian Butterflies. 2011 Reprint. Bombay Natural History Society. Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN (13): 978019569620 2

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