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Orange Lacewing

Cethosia penthesilea

Photo by LyzzHiggins
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted on St. Thomas of the USVI

Species ID Suggestions

Orange Lacewing

Cethosia penthesilea

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MartinL
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Comments (5)
MartinL
Of course these butterflies mimic each other specifically to fool us. What chance have we got?
KarenL
You beat me to it martini! :)
KarenL
Lovely spot! This beautiful butterfly isn't a Monarch - I'm not familiar with the species but I am sure one of the butterfly experts here can id this for you if you check the "help me id this species" box using the edit function. Welcome to Project Noah Lyzz!
Ismael Chaves
I dont know the ID of this one but is not a Danaus plexippus http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaus_plexippus

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011

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