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Blue Clipper

Common Name: Blue Clipper
Scientific Name: Parthenos sylvia lilacinus
Wingspan: 8.5-9.0 cm
Location: Commonly found in South Thailand and Malaysia

The Blue Clipper is a member of the Nymphalidae family and it prefers the plain areas and forest edge. The color of the forewing dorsum and hindwing basal are a brilliant lilac blue colour.