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Colobura dirce
Commonly known as the Zebra Mosaic or Mosaic butterfly. These butterflies are commonly seen on shady tree trunks with their heads pointing downward. They rarely eat nectar from flowers, instead These butterflies eat rotting breadfruit, bananas and other tropical fruits, carrion and dung.
Mexico - northern South America. Primary and secondary forests. Host plants: Trees in the Cecropia family
Spotted on Dec 27, 2011
Submitted on Jan 31, 2012
7 Comments
Thanks Jacob!
Spectacular!
Thank you Ismael & Karen :)
Beautiful!
Grat photos! and beautiful spotting
Thanks! This is one of the more exotic butterflies I've observed :)
lovely!!