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Microtia elva

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20.7099, -89.0943

Field Notes

Description:

Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Forewings elongated and rounded. Wings are black; forewing with two large yellow-orange patches; hindwing with one patch.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 7/16 inches (2.5 - 3.7 cm).

Habitat:

Open fields in seasonal lowland tropics.

Notes:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Microtia-elva

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
The MnMs
Yes, Luis. Is it very rare? I saw it when I was on Yucatan.
LuisStevens
Hi Marta, I'd never seen this butterfly before and searching for an ID I found you saw it too, congrats. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/79446022

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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedOctober 2, 2011

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