Cyntheris Fritillary Butterflies

Description:

Spotted these lovely Cyntheris Fritillary Butterflies along the hiking trail to Chorrillo del Salto, El Chalten, Argentina. They are small butterflies--about 3 cm wingspan.

Habitat:

Along hiking trail to Chorrillo del Salto, El Chalten, Argentina.

Notes:

Yramea cytheris is a species of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from the Falkland Islands. In some systems it is included in genus Issoria. Upper side: head, eyes, thorax, and abdomen dark brown. Anterior wings brown orange, with a number of small black spots thereon (not less than twenty) of various shapes and sizes. Next the body these wings are darker and pilose. Posterior wings are the same colour as the superior, and spotted with many small black spots of different shapes dispersed all over the wings; they are also darker next the body and hairy. Under side: palpi reddish. Anterior wings sandy orange-coloured, rather paler than the upper side. Near the tips is a white streak placed next the anterior margin, and close thereto is a cloud of a dark red colour. Most of the small black spots are seen on this side, but less distinctly. Posterior wings dark red, with several faint clouds. A narrow white streak, about a quarter of an inch in length, is placed near the middle of each of these wings; and another much shorter is placed on the anterior edge, near the upper corner. All the wings are entire. Wikipedia