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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jul 06, 2007

It just flies and hides among the dry leaves and does not seem to sit on green objects. Which is this one?

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jul 06, 2007

Isn't this the same? But it is sitting on green!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 06, 2007

I think this one is the Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Melanitis_leda_sec.jpg
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neotropica/sulawesi/images_large/Satyrinae/ledaF.jpg
http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/280/
Ken

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jul 07, 2007

Thanks Ken. Melantis leda is right. What about the second one?

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 07, 2007

I think it could be the same species, but I am not completely sure,

Ken

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Oct 15, 2007

I've added the Melantis leda to the BF.

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