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Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly

Eryphanis lycomedon

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Field Notes

Description:

Catch and release...damaged wing is common...he flew away without difficulty...

Species ID Suggestions

Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly

Eryphanis lycomedon

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bayucca
This is not a Morpho, but a Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly, Eryphanis lycomedon.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
Photographed
PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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