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Siproeta stelenes

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in a jungle path .Upperside is dark brown to black with translucent bright green or yellow-green patches. Underside is orange-brown with greenish patches.

Habitat:

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

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Siproeta stelenes

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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 9, 2012

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