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Marpesia butterfly from the Osa Peninsula, probable Marpesia Furcula (Marpesia iole)
Spotted on Jun 26, 2020
Submitted on Jun 26, 2020
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Thank you all for your comments.
Oh okay, thankyou so much Saturniidae27!! :)
It seems like Marpesia iole is a synonym for Marpesia frucula, which can only indicate this butterfly can only be Marpesia frucula.
And what is the difference between Marpesia frucula and Marpesia iole? 🤔
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marpesia...
Oh never seen a butterfly like this! Gorgeous colours!!!