"Common Picture Wing"

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20 Sep 2025

A Common Picture Wing (Rhyothemis variegata) is seen at an urban wetland park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 20, 2025.

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#12775840

20 Sep 2025

A Common Picture Wing (Rhyothemis variegata) is seen at an urban wetland park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 20, 2025.

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#11812344

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812345

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812347

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812349

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812350

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812353

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812356

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812368

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812369

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11812370

26 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11809574

25 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809575

25 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809576

25 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809578

25 Nov 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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