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jusni Kodiang, Malaysia Mar 26, 2008

Please help me ID this butterfly captured late evening in Kedah. Malaysia.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Mar 27, 2008

It's in the genus Pieris... maybe Pieris canidia. There are a lot of species and subspecies.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 30, 2008

I think maybe this one....Psyche Butterfly, Leptosia nina:

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

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Mar 30, 2008

Oh, I think you're right, fly girl. oops!

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 30, 2008

Mike, at first I thought it was a Pieris sp., but couldn't find an exact match until that one.

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