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Description: | This large species is found throughout South East Asia and in parts of northern Australia. The adults fly in the understorey of the rainforest, feeding mainly on nectar. The caterpillars, which are black with orange and white markings on their sides, feed on the leaves of native Petunia (Ruella ripens) and Dipteracanthus bracteatus. This specimen is from Burma. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East animals natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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