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blue-spotted firewing

Catonephele numilia

Description:

Very pretty dark brown butterfly with bright yellow spots (male).

Notes:

I saw this beauty in a butterfly garden in the Netherlands, but no name.


1 species ID suggestions

Blue-spotted Firewing
Catonephele numilia Butterflies of Amazonia - Catonephele numilia

3 Comments

Grate spotting!

EmilieChich
EmilieChich a year ago

Thanks, Martin!

martinl
martinl a year ago

This is a farmed butterfly from the New World and the female is very different from this male and easily confused for a different species.

Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Lat: 52.75, Long: 5.85

Spotted on May 1, 2010
Submitted on Mar 6, 2012

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