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Microtia elva
Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Identification: Forewings elongated and rounded. Wings are black; forewing with two large yellow-orange patches; hindwing with one patch. Wing Span: 1 - 1 7/16 inches (2.5 - 3.7 cm).
Open fields in seasonal lowland tropics.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2011
Submitted on Oct 2, 2011
2 Comments
Yes, Luis. Is it very rare? I saw it when I was on Yucatan.
Hi Marta, I'd never seen this butterfly before and searching for an ID I found you saw it too, congrats.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/794...