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Acontius Firewing, mariposa, butterfly, borboleta

Catonephele acontius

Habitat:

Parque das Aves, cataratas Iguaçu (Brasil).

2 Species ID Suggestions

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago
Catone Butterfly
Catonephele sp. Catonephele - Information on Catonephele
bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Acontius Firewing
Catonephele acontius Catonephele acontius - Search Yale Digital Content


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5 Comments

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 11 years ago

Thanks, bayucca. :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Catonephele mexicana is a Central American species. This is Catonephele acontius. Look at the red spot on the forewing. In Mexicana this spot is extending to the margin, in yours not.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Cat...
http://images.peabody.yale.edu/emu/37/74...
http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/ih01...
Mexicana: http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/im...

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 11 years ago

Thnaks, María dB.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Very nice series, Eulalia!

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 11 years ago

Thanks, Keith.

eulalia rubio
Spotted by
eulalia rubio

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Jan 25, 2013

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