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Mexican or 4-spot Sailor (female)

Dynamine postverta mexicana

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Small to medium sized butterfly. Very active.
Marked sexual dimorphism.
Dynamine postverta, the Mylitta Greenwing or Four-spot Sailor, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family.

Habitat:

Seen along a dirt road bordering Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
Last photo shows habitat...
Tropical and subtropical areas of central and South America.

Reference Links:

Dynamine postverta, Dynamine postverta mexicana (live adults, page 2)

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Comments (6)
pamsai
Haha Thank you Francisco. Don't know where that scientific name got to ! I was sure I put it in... Thanks for the reminder.
pamsai
.I have found 2 names for this butterfly, Dynamine Mylitta and Dynamine postvera. Not sure which one it is, or if the name is interchangeable...

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