The Commander is one of my favorite butterflies with a vivd colour and a wingspan of 60-75. Its upperside has brownish-red colour with big snow white dots in a v-shaope. The underside has a grayish-white colour.The Commander is most abundant at water-courses in the moist and dry decidious forests. Teh male and female are similar in appearance.
This buttefly is often seen on pale pebbles or sand where it settles and presses its wings flat. This means that it is eaither basking or feeding. But this butterfly is difficult to apprach as it always keeps its distance. It is easier to approach when it is feeding or basking.
The Commander is a powerful lfier flying swiftly with few wing beats. Still it it flies only in short bouts and never travels far.
The catapiller of the Commander has a very disinctive camofludge feature. It stacks together the its waste and makes its waste look just like itself. The pupa can also be easily mistaken for a dry leaf of its host plant.
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