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Ectima thecla

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•It's a species of brush-footed butterfly.
•The larvae are black and covered with branched spines.
•They are often seen basking head-downwards.

Habitat:

Rainforest
-I saw this butterfly in Bicas(MG, Brazil)

Species ID Suggestions

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Ectima thecla peruviana. Bryk, 1953

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AntonioCarlosDeBarrosCarvalho
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