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Pygas eighty-eight

Callicore pygas

Photo by BrunoMoller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

•The wingspan is about 45 mm.
•They eat fermented fruits.
•They are brush-footed butterflies.

Habitat:

Tropical forest, cerrado
-I saw this butterfly in Cataratas del Iguazú (Argentina)

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