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Mexican Silverspot

Dione moneta poeyi

Description:

Bright orange butterfly with black lines.

Habitat:

Flowering plants in an oak forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Mexican Silverspot
Dione moneta poeyi Dione moneta poeyii (live adults, page 1)


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5 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Adarsha B S

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you bayucca for the correct ID.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Very similar to the Mexican Fritillary, but it is Dione moneta poeyi, Mexican Silverspot, also a Heliconiinae.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Poor boy with broken wing!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 4, 2012

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