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Philaethria diatonica
Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. Philaethria are often confused with Siproeta stelenes. They have similar coloration, but their wing shapes are different.
Seen in an enclosure in Mawamba lodge
Yours is Philaethria diatonica. Philaethria dido is southwards from Panama and most parts of South America, together with other species from Philaethria.
http://tolweb.org/Philaethria_diatonica/...
Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Nov 24, 2013
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