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Chioides zilpa
Photo take at my backyard this longtail arrive on a spinach tree plant flower, about 5 cm wingspan brown color whit different patches some yellow and some white. Each hindwing has a long tail. Wings are dark gray-brown; forewing has pale spots. Underside of hindwing is mottled and has a trapezoidal white patch.
Tropical scrub and nearby edges. Range: Ecuador north through Central America to Mexico. Regularly strays to South Texas and southeast Arizona.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 2, 2012
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