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Malachite

Siproeta stelenes

Description:

The flash on my little camera really bleached out any color. Anybody able to overcome that to ID it? Appears to be a butterfly, not a month to me (I could be wrong), and is active at night. It is a grayish-yellow in color.

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2 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Yes, Malachite!

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

It looks like the malachite Siproeta stelenes

John G. Phillips
Spotted by
John G. Phillips

Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua

Spotted on Jun 26, 2010
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011

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