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Ithomeis Metalmark

Ithomeis aurantiaca

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

About 4.5cm wingspan. Dark colouration with orange and blue markings.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon region.

Reference Links:

Ithomeis aurantiaca corena (type specimens)

Species ID Suggestions

Ithomeis Metalmark

Ithomeis aurantia

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Comments (7)
DanielePralong
Congratulations Felix, this beauty marks the first time for this species on Project Noah, and is our Spotting of the Day! Thank you bayucca for the ID. "This beautiful Ithomeis Metalmark (Ithomeis aurantica) is our Spotting of the Day! Ithomeis aurantica (butterfly family Riodinidae) is found in Guyana, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. It was named by explorer and naturalist Henry Walter Bates, who provided the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. Find out more about Ithomeis and Batesian mimicry here: https://buff.ly/2zPaCti " Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10159634612850603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/931305240464412673
Felix Fleck
Thanks, Daniele and bayucca! Awesome you were able to dig this ID up.
bayucca
Riodinidae, Riodininae, Riodinini, Ithomeis aurantia. Superb!! Close to the ssp. Corena from Colombia. The other ones look quite different. http://www.scielo.org.co/img/revistas/bccm/v14n2/v14n2a14f37.JPG http://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/bccm/v14n2/v14n2a14.pdf

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Animals of the Ecuadorian Amazon

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PublishedNovember 12, 2017

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