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Banded White Ringlet

Pareuptychia ocirrhoe

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

Seen flying close to the ground in damp darkish places on the edges of the rainforest.Pareuptychia ocirrhoe, the Two-banded Satyr or Banded White Ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to the Guyanas, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are inhabitants of the forest understorey and tend to fly close to the ground. They generally avoid sunlight and prefer to fly at dawn or on cloudy days when light levels and temperatures are low. The wingspan is about 37 mm.

Habitat:

Lowland secondary rainforest, cloudforest up to about 1500m and disturbed forest edge habitats including roadsides.

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