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Temenis laothoe
rare violetta form, was fortunate enough to get dorsal and ventral views (second photo)
tropical rainforest, amazon
I spotted this amazingly stunning butterfly while I was taking a rest at a picnic bench at Fin del Mundo, near Mocoa. The butterfly was hanging around and I didn't leave until I got some good shots of it. It was feeding on some rotten fruit and let me approach fairly close, though I did crop these photos a tad. Pretty sure on the ID, but not sure why the common name is Tomato.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jun 16, 2013
11 Comments
Me too, thanks micam.
Thanks L E, Cindy, Adarsha and CastleSiavonga!
saturated, gorgeous colours. Thank you!
Amazing colors !
Incredible!
one of my favorite butterfly series! i have never even heard of a tomato butterfly!
Thank you Yuko and Jopy.
Great combination of colors! Beautiful butterfly!
Wow! Amazing colors!
Thanks keith, definitely one of the most beautiful butterflies I've seen.
Beautiful!