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Silver Studded Ruby Eye

Lycas argentea

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Taken at Iguazu NP

2 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago
Silver-studded Ruby-eye
Lycas argentea Lycas argentea (type specimens)
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SuchitraPrabhakaran
SuchitraPrabhakaran 8 years ago
Skipper Butterfly
Hesperiidae Small skipper


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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Lycas argentea, male.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/lycas_ar...
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/lycas_ar...
http://www.fotonat.org/details.php?image...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leonelbald...

James McNair
James McNair 8 years ago

Lovey I suspect a Hesperlidae but cannot find a match. Check out http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Ama.... Maybe you can find it. I did find a close match but it is African http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Afr...

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Stephen W
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Stephen W

Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Jul 25, 2015
Submitted on Aug 4, 2015

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