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Sun Bath
This butterfly is enjoying sunbath :)

I hope i know this butterfly's scientfic name.
Habitat
grass and green plant
Location
Bandar Lampung, South East of Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Date taken
January 25, 2009
Scientific name
-
Equipment used
Canon EOS350D + Canon Lens 75-300 mm + Extension tube
:clap: :clap: Gorgeous pic and creature!!! :t: :t: :t:

The closest I can get is to a Pansy Butterfly of some kind (Junonia sp), but I don't know well the Oriental Butterflies, so that hint might be wrong. I'd suggest to post it in the Butterflies section of BF, many experts there will ID it for you! :t:
 
Splendid shot :clap: :t: ! I don't know much about Sumatran butterflies but this looks like the female Blue Pansy Junonia orithya found on Taiwan. A quick check of the Sumatran butterfly list shows the Blue Pansy is found on Sumatra, too.
 

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