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Detritivora metalmark

Detritivora sp.

Description:

Small metalmark? butterfly

Habitat:

Yasuni National Park

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15 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

I look forward to them!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

I know they have been increased to 10mb, right¿ That should be enough for most of my photos I think. I haven't been looking at the size of them. Now just to choose which ones!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

The size restrictions have been increased Dan so it might not be an issue.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Yeah, I think so. When I have some free time and more importantly, fast internet I'm, going to try to post some. It's a bit harder these days with the image size restrictions and without my home computer I can't resize or edit any photos. I do think I have some that will work though. I've posted a few on facebook but I'm eager to share them with the Noah community.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Dan! Are you going to be able to add a few spottings during your travels?

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Nice shot! I saw a lot of these little guys around.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks guys! At least I got the family right so I must be learning something!

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

I agree with you bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I would take: Detritivora sp.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

What do you recommend Dominik - to leave this as unidentified?

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Barnesi is one of the easier ones. Empty spaces on both fore- and hindwing. But in yours the metallic blue band is broader than in Barnesi. These Detritivora and Calephelis are often IDed only in the end of the last century or in the 2000s. So there is still much in investigations. In butterfly books you often may see only the ID to genus. I think it is not possible to get closer without the native specimen for DNA and even then you need a reference.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Dominik, how about this one? http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/detr...

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Detritivora sp. or Calephelis sp. Most probably not possible to ID.

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

really close to this Crocozona coecias

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Parroquia Taracoa, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 7, 2012
Submitted on Dec 13, 2012

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