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Groundstreak Butterfly

Calycopis sp

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Field Notes

Notes:

It moves it's wings to trick predators (and me!) into thinking the head it's on the opposite side. VIDEO!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
pamsai
Check this out, I think it may be Calycopis isobeon, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci.... What do you think? It does look like this one... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1633266005
ForestDragon
Subfamily Theclinae, Tribe Eumaeini, Genus Calycopis, I believe. Not sure which species are in your area.
andrecoppe
Hi, José! This is a Lycaenidae butterfly. This link can be useful for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theclinae
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PublishedApril 7, 2014

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