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Acontius Firewing, mariposa, butterfly, borboleta

Catonephele acontius

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Habitat:

Parque das Aves, cataratas Iguaçu (Brasil).

2 Species ID Suggestions

KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Catone Butterfly

Catonephele sp. Catonephele - Information on Catonephele

bayucca 11 years ago

Acontius Firewing

Catonephele acontius Catonephele acontius - Search Yale Digital Content

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5 Comments

eulalia rubio 11 years ago

Thanks, 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 11 years ago

Thnaks, María dB.

Maria dB 11 years ago

Very nice series, Eulalia!

eulalia rubio 11 years ago

Thanks, Keith.

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eulalia rubio

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil

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

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