Genus/Species: Hypolimnas bolina, female
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Family/Subfamily: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae
Order: Lepidoptera
Origin: Bulolo/M.P.
Location: BUC
Remarks: Apart from Hypolimnas bolina there is a large number of other insects drinking nectar from the Eucalyptus deglupta flowers: Danaus chrysippus (Nymphalidae: Danainae), Euploea sp. (Nymphalidae: Danainae), wasps, hover flies, bees, some diurnal Arctiidae and Uraniidae moths, a rose chafer (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), etc.

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