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Banded Purple Wing

Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris

Description:

A small butterfly, it is identified as one of the Bluewings by the shining sapphire blue of the upperwings that can appear black or positively neon depending upon how the light is reflected off the wings.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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9 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks ,,,,

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

Gorgeous!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Very beautiful!!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

It great and Cool, Alice
It certanly is. Lars

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

unbelievable color-pattern

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Cool!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

o-o ._.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Great..
Hahaha.. You also slowly opening treasure of Organisms like Dan...!!

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 12 years ago

Beautiful!

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 6, 2010
Submitted on Aug 27, 2011

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