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Blue-banded Metalmark

Voltinia theata

Spotting Image 1

Description:

female, large butterfly, photo severely cropped as I only saw this butterfly once and from a distance.

Habitat:

pacific coast rainforest

Notes:

San Cipriano forest reserve

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Blue-banded Metalmark
Voltinia theata http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih/voltinia0007_i.htm


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6 Comments

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thank you harsuame and Liam.

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks again bayucca, this is a real beauty.

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Riodinidae! Voltinia theata, female. Wonderful one!
#15: http://www.classicnatureprints.com/pr.In...

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Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Try genus Panacea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panacea_(bu...)

Scott s
Scott s 11 years ago

awesome pic with limited depth of field

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Nice::

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Apr 4, 2013

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