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    Default Great Imperial?

    Shot this butt high up on a tree at AH.
    Just wondering is it the Great Imperial?
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    Johnny, that looks like a very weathered and tattered Common Imperial.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commander View Post
    Johnny, that looks like a very weathered and tattered Common Imperial.
    Thanks Khew that is the reason why I managed to shoot it.
    Stayed at the same spot for about half an hour.
    jw

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    Probably nearing the end of its life span.

    For a moment, I thought it resembled the very rare Ritra aurea volumnia, until I realised the characteristic markings of the Common Imperial. It seems to have lost most of its orange colouration on the wings.
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