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| Common evening brown (Melanitis leda), is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. Its flight is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia, and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia. It has a wide range of variation in the underside coloration and patterning, and exhibits pronounced seasonal dimorphism. Wet season morph is pale brown with numerous dark striations and prominent ocelli. In dry season morph the ocelli are greatly reduced or may be entirely absent, and the ground colour varies from grey to light brown, mottled with tiny dark dots. |
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