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Yellow Butterfly

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Hiking up from Minca (600m) to Los Pinos (1450m) in Magdalena, Colombia I came across this beauty. Spotted right on the shore of a little stream.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Berania Daggerwing
Marpesia berania berania http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/Nymph/Marpesia_berania_fruhstorferi_PANAMA_DARIEN_PROV._Cana_Field_Station_06-X-2003_CARTERS_1_i.htm


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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Please, update!

HenkvanRiesen
HenkvanRiesen 11 years ago

Bayucca: Thanks loads for this id! Let's go with Orange Daggerwing!!

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

The only possibility is Marpesia berania berania. The link however is Marpesia berania fruhstorferi from Central America. The corresponding subspecies is Berania for South America and Colombia:
http://deutsch.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...
You might also call it Orange Daggerwing instead of Berania Daggerwing.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Preciosa!!!

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HenkvanRiesen
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HenkvanRiesen

Magdalena, Colombia

Spotted on Jul 27, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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