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Malachite butterfly

Siproena stelenes

Description:

green swallowtail look alike

Habitat:

butterfly farm

Notes:

first photo is an old butterfly of the same species who happened to choose to sit in a sunny patch

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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

They are really gorgeous. I think I saw one flying around the ruins of Lamanai too, but I couldn't find where it landed to get a photo

Love this species! How wonderful you got to see one in person :)

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Belize

Spotted on Dec 27, 2012
Submitted on Jan 24, 2013

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