Common tit
The common tit is a small but very pretty butterfly from South and Southeast Asia. Each back wing ends in two thin tails. The male can look pale blue, brown or shiny purple, depending on how the light falls on him.
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Fun facts
It has two little tails on each back wing, one about 6 millimetres long and one about 5 millimetres.
Males like to gather in groups on damp, muddy patches of ground.
Females are seen much less often than males.
The female is dark brown with a white band on her back wings, while the male shines blue and purple.
It is common in lowlands and lives on many islands, from Java and Borneo to the Philippines.
Most asked questions about Common tit
?Is the common tit butterfly rare?
No. It is common, especially in low places, though the females are hard to spot.
?Why does the male change colour?
His wings can look pale blue, dark brown or shiny purple depending on the light.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Hypolycaena erylus
- Named by
- Godart, 1823
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania
Where the facts come from
- Hypolycaena erylus (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 Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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