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Riodinid butterfly

Calephelis sp.

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Juan DiTrani
yes, is very hard to identify butterflies. I mean, for a serious identification you have to remove the scales of the insect and look at the wing veins.
bayucca
I have seen exactly the same one in a book, unfortunately not even the author himself could ID it. But for sure a Calephelis.

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