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Guava Skipper

Phocides polybius phanias

Description:

They were making love at my backyard

Habitat:

atlantic rain forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 years ago
Guava Skipper
Phocides palemon Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius)


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8 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Lindissima foto!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Actually Kirsten's Longtail skipper given me idea of about wide specie range of Skippers/darts/Aces butterflies.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Eduardo.. I am thankful to you to give us a look at great treasure of organisms from Amazonian empire.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

What a showy skipper!

EduardoFrick
EduardoFrick 12 years ago

Ashish you got it again! Thanks!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Kirsten...Isn't it like a Longtail Skipper butterfly..?
here is some record find..
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/11/13/u...

boingercat
boingercat 12 years ago

Wow, they are gorgeous!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Huh... a great masterpiece from Amazonian empire... great feat to just watch...!!

EduardoFrick
Spotted by
EduardoFrick

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 24, 2011
Submitted on Aug 24, 2011

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