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Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris
Black butterfly with purple, horizontal stripes and white spots. "The length of the forewings reaches about 34–36 millimetres (1.3–1.4 in). The dorsal sides of the upperwings are bright blue with white transversal bands and white spots. The sapphire blue of the upper wings may appear black or neon blue depending on how the light is reflected. The under sides of the hind wings have a cryptic coloration as they are mottled with different shades of color, varying from gray to brown, while the under sides of the fore wings are black with white patches." - Wikipedia
San Diego Zoo Safari Park's butterfly exhibit. It was resting on some wood chips. This subspecies is found from E Mexico to Panama.
Aka Blue Wave, Blue-banded Purplewing, Tropical Blue Wave, and Royal Blue.
Awesome link. Thank you. It sure looks like Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris.
Thank you for the ID Ashish! It looks like there already is a page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myscelia_cy....
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012
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