Discophora sondaica despoliata
Discophora sondaica despoliataThis rather elusive butterfly made a surprise appearance on the 1 Jan 2002.  On one of our regular butterfly watching outings, we observed this female Discophora sondaica despoliata flying around some bushes.  It was careful to always land on some brown dead leaves to blend in with its similar coloured undersides.  When it stops, it is very well camouflaged and is not easy to spot.  
The species has its hindwing angled at vein 4.  The variegated buff-brown undersides has a series of striations.  The males have a few obscure bluish spots on the forewings above, whilst the females have a series of diffuse pale orange and whitish spots on the forewings.
The butterfly is known to be attracted to fruit bait, and is found in the vicinity of bamboo clumps.
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