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Marpesia Butterfly

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Description:

Marpesia butterfly from the Osa Peninsula, probable Marpesia Furcula (Marpesia iole)

Reference Links:

Marpesia furcula - Wikipedia

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Comments (5)
Saturniidae27
It seems like Marpesia iole is a synonym for Marpesia frucula, which can only indicate this butterfly can only be Marpesia frucula.
Irandi Munasinghe
And what is the difference between Marpesia frucula and Marpesia iole? 🤔 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marpesia_furcula

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PublishedJune 26, 2020

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