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Sweet-oil Tiger

Mechanitis lysimnia

Photo by Rubens Araujo
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Field Notes

Description:

Brazil : Borboleta-bandeira-espanhola

Reference Links:

EOL: Borboleta-bandeira-espanhola (Mechanitis lysimnia), Butterflies of Amazonia - Mechanitis lysimnia

Species ID Suggestions

Heliconian sps.

Heliconius

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Liam
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Mechanitis lysimnia lysimnia

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Comments (1)
bayucca
Mechanitis lysimnia lysimnia. http://eol.org/data_objects/10052612 http://tolweb.org/Mechanitis_lysimnia/72305 http://www.argentinean-insects.com/ithomiinae.htm

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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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