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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jul 23, 2007

This is a picture with a 12x zoom. It's visiting my fiddlewood tree which is in full bloom now. This colourful visitor hovered around it for nectar. Which is this beauty? I heard its name before but unable to recall.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jul 23, 2007

Another pic.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 23, 2007

Great pics Dinu, I'm not sure which Family it would fit into but if you could find that out it might be easier to ID.

There is a list of the Superfamilies of butterflies in India, with many other links which might help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_India

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 23, 2007

My guess would be the Danainae Family

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_India_%28Danainae%29

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 23, 2007

Pieridae is whites and yellows

http://www.nerdybirders.com/html/butterflies/pieridae.html

The Common Jezebel, Delias eucharis looks good,

http://www.nerdybirders.com/html/butterflies/commonjezebel.html

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