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Rhetus periander

Photo by craiggrum
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Description:

Found this vivid butterfly in the Amazon jungle

Species ID Suggestions

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Rhetus periander

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MartinL
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Comments (7)
MartinL
Craig, you have some great photos. These two are very distinctive insects and easy to identify but some others are almost impossible to know for sure.
craiggrum
That has to be it, another great spot Martin!
alin
what a beautiful bug!

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PublishedFebruary 7, 2012

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