| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hypolimnas bolina | July 25 2024 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |
hello everyone, my discovery this time is the butterfly "Hypolimnas bolina" or also known as the "blue moon butterfly" which is one of the interesting and amazing butterfly species, this beautiful butterfly is widespread in several countries around the world like Indonesia, Africa and Australia, the beautiful butterfly Hypolimnas bolina is usually easy to find in open forests, plantations and other fertile areas, and I was lucky to find this butterfly in the longan garden in my yard, from here we can learn something that if you want to attract lots of butterflies then you can plant flowering and aromatic plants, and later the butterflies will come to help with the pollination process.
like other butterflies in general, this butterfly also has an interesting life cycle in terms of movement and reproduction, the life cycle of this butterfly also starts with laying eggs and then hatches into caterpillars, and then metamorphoses into a chrysalis and finally After going through a long phase it will turn into a beautiful adult butterfly as you can see in the picture.
Hypolimnas bolina also attracts the attention of many people, especially those researchers and nature observers due to the wide geographical variations in its appearance, in different regions the color and pattern variations in this species can vary significantly, while in a conservation context, knowledge about the behavior and habitat presence of Hypolimnas bolina it is very important to develop effective protection strategies, for example efforts to maintain their natural habitat, and also protect them from threats such as climate change and habitat degradation, and these actions will be an important key in maintaining the survival of the butterfly Hypolimnas bolina into the future will come.
| Camera used | smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | Macro |
| Photography | Hypolimnas bolina |
| Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
| Photographer | @lightofhope |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232464235 |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
|---|---|---|
| =5.080479 | =97.46383 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997 |