Black Tipped Archduke – Bird Ecology Study Group

28 May 2014

Black Tipped Archduke feeding on rotting starfruit

by YC Wee | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 0

Jeremiah Loei’s video clip shows the female Black Tipped Archduke (Lexias dirtea merguia) feeding on the rotting juice of the Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola). This butterfly is a forest species, seldom moving outside. A strong flyer, it often comes down to … Continued

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