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Purple-stained Daggerwing Butterfly

Marpesia marcella valetta

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful orange and metal blue butterfly.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/marpesia_marcella_valetta_specimens.htm

Notes:

Marpesia marcella valetta sound's like an italian neighbor one might have... ;D

Reference Links:

http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Nymphalidae/Biblidinae/Marpesia_marc…

Species ID Suggestions

Iole's Daggerwing

Marpesia iole

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Amy Welte
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Comments (4)
Diaz José Miguel
Thanks Gilma and Amy! This was an awesome butterfly to shoot. Gilma's shots are way better by the way.
Amy Welte
The large one I made a suggestion for and I concur on the same suggestion as Gilma for the smaller one.

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PublishedApril 28, 2016

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