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Variegated batwing

Achlyodes busirus

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are usually seen in mus-pudins aggregations with other skipper species.
•They feed and rest with the wings outspread.
•They are more common in the rainy season, but can also be found in the dry season.

Habitat:

Forest edges, glades, clearings, roadsides, riverbanks, orchards, farms
-I saw this butterfly in Angra dos Reis (RJ, Brazil)

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