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Melanis pixe
Melanis pixe has a wingspan of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The upperside of the wings is black. The tip of forewing is yellow orange and the base has a red spot. The hindwing outer margin has a band of red spots.(Wikipedia's description)
Spotted along a shaded trail at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas.
This species is found in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas south to Costa Rica.
Spotted on Oct 9, 2019
Submitted on Oct 10, 2019
3 Comments
Thank you ornithoptera80 and DrNamgyalT.Sherpa.
Just out of this world!
wow Brian,never seen one before