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Linda's Emperor Butterfy

Doxocopa linda mileta

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are brush-footed butterflies.
•Males are strongly territorial.
•Both sexes closely resemble Adelpha species.

Habitat:

Reinforests
-I saw this butterfly in Foz do Iguaçu (PR, Brazil)

Species ID Suggestions

Linda Emperor Butterfy

Doxocopa linda mileta

Comments (1)

It is the other one, Doxocopa and Doxocopa linda, possibly Doxocopa linda mileta. Same one, but wrong ID: https://www.flickr.com/photos/67662120@N00/18390876440 http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih/doxocopa0078_i.htm http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih/doxocopa0094_i.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_kurtz/11424927106 https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcampis/22752607851

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