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Cephus blue ringlet

Cepheuptychia cephus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Small blue butterfly. Similar in appearance to Caeruleuptychia lobelia but lacking the eyespots.

Habitat:

Rainforest

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Cephus Blue Ringlet
Cepheuptychia cephus Butterflies of Amazonia - Cepheuptychia cephus


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11 Comments

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Bhargavi!

BhargaviMurthy
BhargaviMurthy 11 years ago

its color is really good... that blue.....

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks again Dominik
Gracias harsuame!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Preciosa::

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Cepheuptychia cephus, male.

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Pam!

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

not easy to miss this one! beautiful colour...

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Dan! Yes, the color of this one really stood out.

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Beauty, saw a very similar one.

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob!

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful colors! I love it!

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KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Parroquia Taracoa, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 5, 2012
Submitted on Dec 8, 2012

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