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Pink-spotted Cattleheart

Parides photinus

Description:

Small to medium sized butterfly with a wingspan of 2.5 - 3 inches in width. Black wings on top and bottom. Red dots and red body.

Habitat:

Captive butterfly in a new conservatory at The Fairchild Tropical Garden in Coral Gables.

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Pink-spotted Cattleheart
Parides photinus Parides photinus


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5 Comments

MichaelEdward
MichaelEdward 11 years ago

Nice link. PLants, I'm pretty good on. Butterflies, love em but dont know many. This is a nice link so I can look em up first.

MichaelEdward
MichaelEdward 11 years ago

Thank you @gatorfellows

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Here is a great reference for butterfly house species. Florida Museum of Natural History - Butterfly Rainforest ID http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflyguide/...
Pick the main color and there are photos and range map for each species. :)

MichaelEdward
MichaelEdward 11 years ago

Butterfly garden, in a new conservatory in Coral Gables Florida.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Was this butterfly in the wild or a butterfly garden?

Mick G
Spotted by
Mick G

Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 24, 2013
Submitted on Feb 25, 2013

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