Clipper Butterfly Metal Print

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It took me a lot of searching to find out what kind of Butterfly this is! The name a lot of them on the website, but not this one! They live in Australia and Asia. This was taken at The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA



The adults prefer open country sides but they can often be found flying through the tropical forest especially along the rivers and streams.


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The Clipper butterfly can be found in a variety of different colors such as blue, green, brown and gold. Each of these different color forms is considered to be a subspecie of Parthenos sylvia. The current understanding is a single population was separated by the formation of mountains and islands, which allowed the different colors to evolve in a particular area.

Adult Clippers are fairly strong flyers so it is possible for them to cover a fair amount of ground each day. After mating the females lay their eggs on the host plant. The colorful larva feeds on the host plant until it for...

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