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Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly with bright blue dorsal wings. Our guide said it was a morpho species.

Habitat:

Cloud forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenL
I thought so too Dominik, but the guides seemed to have very patchy knowledge of arthropods, & even some of the amphibians. It does look like a match for M platypera - should I put Micandra sp. to be on the safe side?
bayucca
Definitely a Hairstreak not a Morpho, much too small for Morpho. Looks a little bit like Micandra sp., Micandra platyptera??? http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/6924256471/ http://butterfliesofamerica.com/micandra_platyptera_live1.htm Angle is tricky and yours is also quite worn.

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Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Biodiversity
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PublishedDecember 15, 2012

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