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Widespread Glory

Myscelus amystis mysus

Photo by pamsai
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-11.1858, -74.1806

Field Notes

Description:

A beautiful yellow Hesoeridae in the Firetip family. This butterfly settles in the same place once it finds a place to imbibe minerals from the damp soil, making it quite easy to photograph.

Habitat:

Beside a stream in Neo-tropical forest, elevation between 400-1800 metres in the eastern Andes.

Reference Links:

Butterflies of the Andes - Myscelus amystis

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Comments (6)
pamsai
thanks Karen. The butterflies in Peru were really amazing,especially those in the Riodinidae and Hesperiidae families.
KarenSaxton
You have really gotten some amazing spottings, Pam! Looking forward to more :)
pamsai
yes Ines, I also think it's so beautiful...
pamsai
Haha, yes Felix, they were new to me too.
Felix Fleck
Amazing picture(s), all those butterflies from Peru are new to me. And I've been to Peru :-)

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Amazonia, Peru, NW Bolivia and Western Brazil
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 14, 2016

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