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Confused Amberwing

Methona confusa psamathe

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Lower slopes of the Andes northwest of Tandayapa Lodge, Ecuador.

Notes:

I wonder what the smaller one is? Any ideas?

Species ID Suggestions

Confused Amberwing

Methona confusa psamathe

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Comments (5)
KathleenMcEachern
Thanks for taking the time to help me get these correct! I have added your references to my "Favourites" so that I can use them in the future....but I may still need help!
bayucca
The small one is a female Actinote pellenea epiphaea: http://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=690&lang=en
bayucca
This is not Godyris duillia, but Methona confusa psamathe: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8469652 http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Nymphalidae_Pages/Ithomiinae/Tith_Mel_Mech/Pages/Methona_confusa_psamathe.html http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20-%20Methona%20confusa.htm Godyris duillia looks like this: http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Godyris%20duillia.htm

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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