Medium seized with a wing-span of 7-8cm. Black front body with many white spots. The wings are tawny the upper side being brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the fore wing is black with a white band. The hind wing has 3 black spots around the center. The hind wing has a thin border of black enclosing a series of semicircular white spots. This one’s a male: See the pouch on the hindwing? This spot is white with a thick black border and bulges slightly. It is a cluster of specialised scent scales used to attract females.
Info from wiki & ID from Leps.it
Taken in Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
January 19th 2010
Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm
Copyright by NicoleB Photography
