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Northern Mestra

Mestra amymone

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Identification: Upperside is gray-white to light brown; hindwing has a median row of white spots and an orange marginal band. Underside is pale orange with white markings.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 15/16 inches (3.5 - 5 cm).

Habitat:

Subtropical forest edges, roadsides, weedy fields.

Notes:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Mestra-amymone

Reference Links:

Yucatan Butterflies

Species ID Suggestions

Common mestra

Mestra amymone

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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