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(Ixias pyrene)
Butterfly populations are a very good indicator of the health of an area's ecosystem !!
   Ixias pyrene are common in dry deciduous forests, scrub and fallow lands, and are found throughout the year.
   They are, however, much more common during the monsoon and post monsoon and much more rare in the summer.
   The dorsal side forewing of both male and female has orange markings that never extend beyond twenty five percent of the cell and are inwardly bordered with black. (The 
orange markings never become dark or red.)

   The ventral side wing surface is yellow colored and is mottled with brown, while the dorsal side wing surface is yellow white colored.

 The dorsal side hindwings have black colored margins which are inwardly obscure.

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Avg. Wingspan: 5 – 5.5 cm / 1.96 – 2.16 “  
Family: Pieridae
Yellow Orange Tip caterpillar
Yellow Orange Tip chrysalis
Yellow Orange Tip caterpillar
Yellow Orange Tip chrysalis
The single biggest threat to butterfly survival is habitat destruction!!
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