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Microtia elva horni
Small, orange and black butterfly feeding on a little low-growing composite flower. About 1.5 cm long. Family Nymphalidae.
Mazunte Beach, Oaxaca
Thank you bayucca. Very cute little butterfly. I haven't seen it yet in Chiapas. Mazunte Beach is very close to Pochutla, the type locality. They have an interesting courting behavior. The female lands on a flower and flutters her wings for a minute or longer, while several males fly around her. I didn't ever see how she choses one.
Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Melitaeini, Microtia elva and looks like being Microtia elva horni.
Spotted on Jul 16, 2014
Submitted on Jul 24, 2014
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