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Urbanus proteus

Description:

Lepidoptero del entorno urbano de Tampico Tamaulipas. De color pardo en las alas y verde metalico al centro en torax y abdomen en la parte posterior, con algunas pequeñas manchas blancas en los extremos de las alas superiores, y apendices en las alas inferiores

Habitat:

Zona Urbana

Notes:

Esta pequeña mariposa se poso en la banqueta buscando la humedad del suelo en ese dia caluroso.

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1 Comment

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Makes me think of a swallowtail, but I'm not sure which one.

Tampico, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 7, 2010
Submitted on Nov 29, 2010

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