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Metalmark

Lasaia agesilas

Photo by wayne j
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly -belongs to the Riodinidae tribe.

Notes:

This photo was taken in the Nariva Swamp -Trinidad

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Comments (6)
Melodious
What a beautiful butterfly, great spotting!
KathleenMcEachern
Welcome to Project Noah, wayne j. Beautiful spotting. Can you give a few more details?
Scott Frazier
For your description: The metalmarks belong to the butterfly family Riodinidae.

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