Common name: Jacintha
Eggfly
Scientific
name: Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (jacintha - sub species)
Photo Credit: L.
Gayathri
Photo shot at: Lobby
of Mahatma Gandhi-Doerenkamp Center
The Jacintha Eggfly is a subspecies of the
Great Eggfly, and shares the same species name of bolina under the
binomial naming system. H. bolina is a black-bodied butterfly with a
wingspan of about 70–85 millimeters (2.8–3.3 in). The species has a high
degree of sexual dimorphism. The female is mimetic with multiple morphs.
In males, the upper side of the wings is jet black, offset with three pairs of
white spots and two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are
surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing
bears a series of small white dots. In females, the upper side of the wings of
the female is a brownish black and does not have any spots like those of the
male. The edges bear white markings which are similar to those of the Common
Indian Crow butterfly.
The jacintha shown in this picture is a male and picture was taken on one fine morning when this butterfly found to be idle but alive.
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