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Mexican Silverspot Butterfly

Dione moneta poeyi

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

2.5" round

Habitat:

1250 meter elevation

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Species ID Suggestions

Gulf fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

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KarenL
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Mexican Silverspot

Dione moneta poeyi

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bayucca
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Comments (3)
LarryGraziano
I noticed the notches but thought they might be a genetic variance within the species. thanks
bayucca
I apologize, but it is Dione moneta poeyi, Mexican Silverspot. My arguments: In Vanillae there are whitish spots on the hindwing not black as in yours. Next to these spots is a "pinkish" area, clearly separated from the adjacent brownish and "stripy" area, which is Dione. In Vanillae the color differences between these two areas are not so strong. The markings on the apex of the hindwing are different. In Dione there are some "knotches" at the marginal part of these spots.

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PublishedMarch 13, 2012

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