"Melanitis leda"

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25 December 2025

A dry-season common evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) camouflages itself among fallen leaves in a forested area in Tehatta, in India’s West Bengal state, on December 24, 2025.

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5 November 2024

The dry-season form of the Common Evening Brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) is seen camouflaged as a dead leaf while feeding on the juice of a fallen fruit in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 4, 2024. This butterfly, known for its erratic flight at dusk, is native to regions including Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Australia. In the wet season, its forewings feature two large subapical black spots with smaller white-centered spots, bordered by a ferruginous lunule on a brown background. In the dry season, however, the butterfly’s ocelli are reduced or absent, with its color shifting from grey to light brown, helping it blend with dead leaves for effective camouflage.

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3 November 2021

The common evening brown (Melanitis leda) is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. An evening brown butterfly has come into the house in the evening from the jungle and is sitting on a nylon bag at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 01/11/2021.

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3 November 2021

The common evening brown (Melanitis leda) is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. An evening brown butterfly has come into the house in the evening from the jungle and is sitting on a nylon bag at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 01/11/2021.

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3 November 2021

The common evening brown (Melanitis leda) is a species of butterfly found flying at dusk. An evening brown butterfly has come into the house in the evening from the jungle and is sitting on a nylon bag at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 01/11/2021.

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