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Fatal metalmark

Calephelis nemesis

Description:

Cualquier aportación es de gran ayuda, muchas gracias.

Habitat:

Bosque subtropical.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)


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6 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Billo you should go with bayucca ID, it is the correct one. Fatal Metalmark.

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

Yes @bayucca I'm sorry for not have more photos of this butterfly :( but thank you so much for your help & thank you too @LuisStevens you two are awesome! :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

What do you think, Luis?

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Riodinidae, Calephelsi sp.. This one looks for me more like Calephelis nemesis. But as I commented on earlier Calephelis sp. this is a very tricky genus and I am not sure if one can really ID them without the native specimen. You might add Calephelis sp. and mentioned the possible candidate (s).
Best match: #1 of this: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/calephel...
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/calephel...
Another good match #3 of this: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/fame...

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

:) @OnengDyah

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Pretty...

Billo-kun
Spotted by
Billo-kun

Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 5, 2012
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013

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