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Bates' swordtail

Protesilaus glaucolaus

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are migratory.
•They are found in the Neotropical ecozone.
•They are sometimes difficult to separate from P. molops.

Habitat:

Lowland rainforests
-I saw this butterfly in Itaipava(RJ, Brazil)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
BrunoMoller
I think it is the right species, but it can be a Protesilaus molops

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PublishedMarch 11, 2016

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