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Scarlet Peacock
Anartia amathea
-3.65498, -79.742
Field Notes
Description:
According to Wikipedia : "The Brown Peacock or Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) is a species of nymphalid butterfly, found primarily in South America. The type locality is probably Suriname, and the species is found from Panama to Argentina; Grenada, Barbados, Antigua. It is reported as common in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Brazilian highlands, the eastern Amazon, the Guianas, Venezuela, and Panama, as well as Trinidad and other Caribbean islands. North American records are either in error or refer to strays."
This is a very common butterfly here in Ecuador.
Habitat:
Very variable, from the coast to the Amazon in Ecuador, passing through the Andes.
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