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Common Beak

Libythea lepita

Classification

Class
Insecta

Libythea lepita, the common beak, is a butterfly that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. It is found from southern India to Japan and its larval food plants include members of the Cannabaceae, particularly in the genera Celtis and Trema. Description The species was earlier considered a race of Libythea celtis, the European beak.

Distribution

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