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Turquoise Emperor

Doxocopa sp.

Habitat:

I found this specimen in a house thats is base of an environmental reserve of the Atlantic Florest, in a mountainous region.

Notes:

I couldn't photograph, but, in the other side, the butterfly was brown with some spots in white

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Turquoise Emperor (male)
Doxocopa laurentia laurentia Turquoise Emperor (male) | Project Noah


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1 Comment

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 10 years ago

Eu não sei "Sergio Monteiro"... Concordo com o gênero "Doxocopa", mas o formato e manchas nas asas me deixam com um pé atrás sobre a espécie ser realmente uma "Doxocopa laurentia laurentia".
Irei tentar pesquisar mais e descobrir. Muito grato pela ajuda. ;D

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

Monte Belo, MG, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Jan 14, 2014

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