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Tribo Ithomiini - Sub-tribo Godyridina
These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea-level to 3000 m, from the southwestern United States to Argentina. There are around 370 species in some 40-45 genera. Ithomiines are unpalatable because their adults seek out and sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from plants that they visit. The group has repeatedly been proposed as biological indicators of ecological conditions or biological diversity within neotropical forest. Ithomiine larvae feed mostly on Solanaceae host plants.
Spotted on Jan 15, 2010
Submitted on Feb 27, 2014
7 Comments
Hi DominiqueSergio, thank you very much! I'm still in graduation and deciding between marine biologist, entomologist or conservation.
I used to use a Panasonic DMC-F2, but now I got one with 1cm macro (what my money could buy) Canon PowerShot ELPH 135.
very nice collection of photos you have, what kind of biologist are you looking to be? Also, What kind of camera do you use. Thanks !
nice catch....
Thanks, Marta!!
Beautiful!
Thank you, Mark!!
Good shot and spotting.