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Citron Perisama

Perisama comnena

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

medium sized butterfly, related to Diaethria, the genus containing the recognizable 88 or 89 butterflies

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2400m

Notes:

I spotted this butterfly at the end of the road through Santuario Otun Quimbaya, just before I started my trek to Parque Ucumari. I'm pretty sure on the ID.

Reference Links:

Butterflies of the Andes - Perisama oppelii xanthica

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
dotun55
I like the name Citron, just like Citroen :)

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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013

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