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Dynamine postverta mexicana
Small to medium sized butterfly. Very active. Marked sexual dimorphism. Dynamine postverta, the Mylitta Greenwing or Four-spot Sailor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.
Seen along a dirt road bordering Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Last photo shows habitat... Tropical and subtropical areas of central and South America.
Spotted on Jul 31, 2015
Submitted on Sep 17, 2015
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Haha Thank you Francisco. Don't know where that scientific name got to ! I was sure I put it in... Thanks for the reminder.
Dynamine postverta mexicana
.I have found 2 names for this butterfly, Dynamine Mylitta and Dynamine postvera. Not sure which one it is, or if the name is interchangeable...
Thanks Francisco..
Dynamine sp. (female)