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Lamplight actinote

Altinote ozomene nox

Notes:

This butterfly looks rater average until it opens it's wings to reveal it's beautiful colors. Looking at the pictures you can see golden dots.

1 Species ID Suggestions

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago
Actinote leucomelas
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7 Comments

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

Thank you,Bayucca. I relied on the information of site EOL http://eol.org/pages/156843/overview

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

I think Irina was not completely wrong, sometimes there are different names. I usually follow BOA as reference library and Lamas has it also as Altinote ozomene nox, formerly Acraea leucomelas.

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 8 years ago

Thanks for the correction Bayucca and for taking the time to check even though it appears as already identified.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Lamplight Actinote.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Correct name would be Altinote ozomene nox.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/im...

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

;)
In beginning I found synonym -Acraea nox http://www.gbif.org/species/110504458

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 8 years ago

Thanks for the ID, this one is a cutie!

Diaz José Miguel
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Diaz José Miguel

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 18, 2016
Submitted on Jan 18, 2016

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