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Riodinidae

Euselasia aurantiaca

Spotting Image 1
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Description:

I only saw this butterfly because it was flying but as soon as it landed it was really hard to find (look at photo No. 2)

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago
Riodinidae
Euselasia aurantiaca BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Euselasia aurantiaca aurantiaca {species}


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LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Thank you very much Irina for the ID and the links.

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

Luis,may be this butterfly- Euselasia sp. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/... ?

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

Amazing mimicry!

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Yucatán, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 25, 2016
Submitted on Mar 23, 2016

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