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Variegated batwing or Giant Sicklewing Skipper

Achlyodes busiris rioja

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Giant Sicklewing Skipper
Achlyodes busiris rioja Borboleta (Achlyodes busirus) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago
variegated batwing
Butterflies of Amazonia - Achlyodes busirus


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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very impressive!

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Thank you both.

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Giant Sicklewing would be the more common name.

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Thank you, Auntnance.

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Only 998th...

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Sorry, pal, I wish it was more challenging... but thanks for the ID.

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Some other from Ecuador (but not subspecies rioja).
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Ama...

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Ok, Bayucca, I think this is a really tough one - just because the photo is so bad. I tried to enhance it a bit, but with no good result.

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Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012

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