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Scintillant Metalmark

Calephelis sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Delicately patterned Metalmark Butterfly. The third picture was taken in the same area on 14 August 2014. Family Riodinidae.

Habitat:

Forest and secondary growth under the San Cristobal Bridge on the Highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 15, 1,500 meters.

Notes:

It looks a lot like this one from Belize:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsmodel/2243503632/

Species ID Suggestions

Scintillant Metalmark

Calephelis sp.
bayucca
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Comments (3)
bayucca
That is exactly the problem of these Calephelis, they all look very much like the other...
LaurenZarate
Thank you bayucca! There is one from Belize (not identified to species) that looks very much like it.
bayucca
Riodinidae, one of the nightmare of Calephelis sp....

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PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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