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Swordgrass brown

Tisiphone sp.

Photo by MartinL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Dark brown butterfly with bright patches and ocelli

Habitat:

Near creek and swordgrass (Ghania)

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Comments (2)
MartinL
Yes, these are pretty. They are becoming scarce since urbanization is taking their food plant.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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PublishedDecember 1, 2011

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