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Malachite

Siproeta stelenes

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Description:

Photo take in a path trough the jungle, big butterfly bright green color and black above the wings and this is the pattern below the wings really beautiful.
I only have a not very good partial shot above the wings.

Habitat:

Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida and South Texas.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Malachite

Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Rubens Araujo
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Comments (8)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Goody i have seen this for a long time and have never be able to get sufficient close.
Aaron_G
I love that first shot, and the green patches look even more vibrant in the sunlight. Great job!

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2012 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2012

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