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Siproeta stelenes biplagiata

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18 Comments

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 10 years ago

Preciosa

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Matt, you should change the scientific name: Siproeta stelenes biplagiata.

valentin.nidergas
valentin.nidergas 10 years ago

A blue subspecies ? Very nice !!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Malachite is Siproeta stelenes biplagiata. Philaethria dido is very similar, however, it is a Heliconiinae and not found in Costa Rica. There is would be Philaethria diatonica:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofe...

So pretty!

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 years ago

Thanks for joining my mission, Mathew!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Very pretty...wouw..

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

gorgeous !!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Preciosa!!

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 years ago

It would be great if you could add the photo to my mission "Insects of Costa Rica" - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1002...
Thanks!

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Wow!!!

patty
patty 11 years ago

Amazing colors!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful colors!!!

drmo
drmo 11 years ago

a fabulous picture! beautiful

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 years ago

Estupenda foto!

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

very nice photo and spotting

tibiprada
tibiprada 11 years ago

Beautiful !

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Wow....

MatthewKritzer
Spotted by
MatthewKritzer

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 9, 2012
Submitted on Jun 9, 2012

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