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Phoebis philea
Very large yellow and orange Butterfly. It had been hit by a car on the Highway. The second picture shows the underside of the wing. This is the male. (http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterf...). Family Pieridae. See spotting of the female: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117....
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2013
Submitted on Sep 12, 2013
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