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Yellow-edge Firetip

Pyrrhopyge amyclas denticulata

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Description:

about 5 cm size...

Habitat:

I found it flying in my backyard...

2 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Yellow-edged Firetip
Pyrrhopyge amyclas denticulata Pyrrhopyge amyclas denticulata (live adults)
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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago
Firetip Skipper
Pyrrhopyge sp. BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Pyrrhopyge {genus}


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6 Comments

AlineDepetrisMacedo
AlineDepetrisMacedo 10 years ago

Oh,sorry my mistakes...bayucca!!!Thank you!!!

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Should be denticulata not denticulada and definitely not piñacolada ;-)

AlineDepetrisMacedo
AlineDepetrisMacedo 10 years ago

Thank you all...

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ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Wow, this is a superb spotting !
Splendid find, AlineDepetrisMacedo

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Hesperiidae, Pyrrhopyginae, Pyrrhopyge amyclas denticulata.
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/py...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhopyge_...

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 10 years ago

Such a beautiful moth!

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AlineDepetrisMacedo
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AlineDepetrisMacedo

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 8, 2014
Submitted on Feb 12, 2014

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