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Blue-banded Metalmark

Voltinia theata

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

female, large butterfly, photo severely cropped as I only saw this butterfly once and from a distance.

Habitat:

pacific coast rainforest

Notes:

San Cipriano forest reserve

Species ID Suggestions

Blue-banded Metalmark

Voltinia theata

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (6)
bayucca
Riodinidae! Voltinia theata, female. Wonderful one! #15: http://www.classicnatureprints.com/pr.Insects%20Lepidoptera/Lepidoptera.Riodinidae2.html
Liam
Try genus Panacea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panacea_(butterfly)
Scott s
awesome pic with limited depth of field

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Mariposas de Colombia - Butterflies of Colombia

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PublishedApril 4, 2013

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