Angled Pierrot
The angled Pierrot is a small black and white butterfly from South and South-East Asia. On top, its wings are dark brown with a broad white band right across them. Underneath, they are white with dark brown spots and bands.
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Fun facts
It belongs to the blues, a family of small butterflies, even though it is not blue at all.
The white band on its front wing makes a sharp corner that points towards the edge of the wing.
It lives in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
Most asked questions about Angled Pierrot
?Where does the angled Pierrot live?
In South and South-East Asia: India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.
?What does the angled Pierrot look like?
It is dark brown on top with a wide white band, and white underneath with brown spots.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Caleta decidia
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Caleta decidia (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Uajith. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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