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Cruiser - female - 4 - 190111

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Description

Vidula dejone erotella
Cruiser

Details
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Vidula
Species: dejone erotella
Common Name: Cruiser
Wingspan:
Forms:
Status in Singapore:
Life History: incomplete
This butterfly can be found in: •Singapore
Hostplant(s):
Description
The two sexes of this butterfly have different colours on the wing; the male is a rich fulvous orange brown, whilst the female is pale greenish grey. There is a short tail on the hindwing.

Habitat & Habits
Males of this species are often found feeding on urine-tainted soil or at damp seepages. Both sexes are attracted to flowering bushes of the Prickly Lantana (Lantana camara).

Other Observations
The Cruiser is relatively common in Singapore, and can often be spotted in the nature reserves. The distinctive male cannot be mistaken for any other butterfly in Singapore.

Source: ButterflyCircle
Image size
4256x2832px 7.01 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D700
Shutter Speed
8/1000 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
180 mm
ISO Speed
1600
Date Taken
Jan 19, 2011, 9:56:57 AM
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I like all of your photos, because I like that small world of butterflies, ants and millions of others...it's like whole other universe.
But, being that I'm not an expert, I can't give you any professional advices... I can only look at your work with admiration. I bet it takes a lot of your time to make all these photos...