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Nessus Leafwing

Fountainea nessus

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

found beside a waterfall in Salento, the coffee growing region of Colombia.

Notes:

this little fella spent a long time drinking water drops off my finger, after I came out of the water...

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Fountainea nessus

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Nessus Leafwing

Fountainea nessus

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bayucca
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Comments (4)
pamsai
thanks bayucca for ID-ing this 2 years ago!!!
IvanRaga
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/10995462 te la recomiendo

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Colombia Wildlife
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Wildlife in Quindìo
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Colombian biodiversity
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Mariposas de Colombia - Butterflies of Colombia
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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