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Mexican Bluewing

Myscelia ethusa ssp. ethusa

Photo by Felix Fleck
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 6cm wingspan. Underwings are cryptic brown/grey; black with iridescent blue stripes on the upperwings.

Habitat:

During rainy season, at about 750 m.a.s.l.

Reference Links:

Myscelia ethusa - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Felix Fleck
Thank Ross! This guy was in a (rare) cooperative mood and I got a ton of shots.
Neil Ross
Beautiful butterfly. Well spotted, Felix.

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