Laminated Butterfly

Real Chocolate Albatross  - Appias lyncida specimen laminated in square plastic sheet. The specimen is clear and indestructible. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable specimen put the Butterfly right at your fingertips!

Anyone can safely explore the butterfly from both top and bottom.

The pictures show the top and reverse side of the butterfly.

The butterfly wings stretch from 6.2 to 6.5 cm (2.4 to 2.6 inch).

Size of the lamination sheet is 11x11 cm (4.3x4.3 inch).

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

It is an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item for every body.

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Chocolate Albatross  - Appias lyncida

Chocolate Albatross , Appias lyncida is a butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in South and South East Asia.

Range

The Chocolate Albatross is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillippines, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, Hainan and possibly South China.

In India, the butterfly ranges across South India, peninsular India, Nicobar islands, Sikkim to Assam, and onto Myanmar. In South India, the Chocolate Albatross is to be found along the foot of the Western Ghats. It is found throughout the year in the Nilgiris where it is locally common. In the northern parts of peninsular India it extends into Orissa and North upto Lucknow.

Description

The Chocolate Albatross has a wingspan of 55 to 70mm. The male is white above with chocolate-brown or black margins, and, bright lemon-yellow below with chocolate-colured markings. The female is white and densely clouded with dark-brown.

The butterfly shows seasonal dimorphism and is very variable. The detailed descriptions are as follows:

Male - White with bluish costa and termen inwardly-edged with black teeth-like markings on the forewing. The hindwing is similarly toothed on the termen, which has a bluish inward border. The UNH is bright yellow and is outwardly bordered with dark chocolate.

Female - Black UPF with four white streaks on the disc. Blackish UPH except for the whitish discal area. The UNH may be yellowish or whitish and have broad dark band at the termen.

Habits

The Chocolate Albatross is a forest butterfly and prefers rainy highlands, upto a level of 3000 ft. Flying strongly and swiftly close to the ground, the Albatross is frequently found in jungle clearings and along stream banks. The males are often found circling around trees and bushes. The Chocolate Albatross often mudpuddles, sometimes in large numbers. The butterfly occassionally visits flowers and has been recorded to visit Verbena flowers in Kodagu.