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Rice Paper butterfly (Idea leuconoe)

The rice paper butterfly, also called the paper kite butterfly, wood nymph, or tree nymph (Idea leuconoe) is a distinctive black and white butterfly. The wingspan is 95 to 110 cm across. The chrysalis is yellow with black markings. It is from Southeast Asia.

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Uploaded on October 12, 2009
Taken on August 28, 2008