Tree Nymph
Idea leuconoe
DISTRIBUTION: Southeast Asia
HABITAT: Forest, mangrove swamps
STATUS: Not threatened
DESCRIPTION: The tree nymph butterfly, also called the rice paper butterfly, paper kite butterfly, or wood nymph is a distinctive black and white butterfly.
The chrysalis is yellow with black markings. The caterpillars feed on toxic host plants, making them unpalatable to predators.
The wingspan is 95 to 110 cm.


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