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Dione Mapwing

Hypanartia dione

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Notes:

This butterfly was getting nectar from a tree near the second floor porch at the lodge we stayed at.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Dione Mapwing
Hypanartia dione Hypanartia d. dione (Latreille, [1813])


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6 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID bayucca!

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Hypanartia dione.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

It is an intriguing butterfly. I hope bayucca has a look at this one.

Noah Ranger
MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

The fore-wings look like Doxocopa, it is really quite intruguing.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Martin, it does look like a Marpesia. I just haven't found a good match yet.

Noah Ranger
MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Marpesia?

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Tom15
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Tom15

Nanegalito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 27, 2013
Submitted on Dec 12, 2013

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