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Polymnia Tigerwing Butterfly

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This butterfly has a similar shape of lycorea or dircenna in flight

Habitat:

Next to a clear running creek in tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica end of rainy season

Reference Links:

Mechanitis polymnia isthmia (pinned specimens)

Species ID Suggestions

Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing

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Comments (3)
LarryGraziano
Ya lo hice! Gracias! Ahorra hay tantos missiones que no puedo mantenerme al tanto!
Ismael Chaves
Considera agregarla a esta mision http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8092333

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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PublishedNovember 18, 2011

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