<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphaea_fraseri" class="extiw" title="w:Euphaea fraseri">Euphaea fraseri</a></i>, Malabar Torrent Dart, is a member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphaeidae" class="extiw" title="w:Euphaeidae">Euphaeidae</a> family. The species is endemic to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats" class="extiw" title="w:Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" class="extiw" title="w:India">India</a>. The species is common in hill streams from about 90 to 1,000 m. Males are very common and can be seen using the same perch for days together. Females are not uncommon in the neighbouring jungle, settled on twigs at about 8 to 12 ft from the ground (Fraser 1934). Males open wings and prominently display the iridescent copper markings of the upper hind wing. It breeds in hill streams.
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