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Garden of Butterflies
Melanitis leda, Common Evening Brown, the species from the Nymphalidae family is known for its varied colour forms espe-
cially in the Dry Season Forms; it has, however, just one Wet Season Form. They are active in the dusk and you could find them
resting under bushes or on the dry leaves on the floor in its many cryptic forms. Botanical Gardens is the best place to observe
this species. We have recorded more than 24 dry season forms with some of them are very closely resembling but varies by a
minimal degree in a very short range which is really amazing. Most of them are reproduced below:
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