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Post by isidro on Aug 27, 2017 17:39:10 GMT
Captive at Pilpintuwasi butterfly house in Peru, where they use native species only. Please help ID!
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Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 27, 2017 20:58:43 GMT
I don't know what it is, but it definitely isn't a Papilio.
Adam.
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Post by Paul K on Aug 27, 2017 21:38:11 GMT
It is Nymphalidae sub.Charaxinae , Hypna clytemnestra.
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Post by isidro on Aug 28, 2017 4:50:20 GMT
Oh, I never could imagine that it's a nymphalid! Thanks a lot!
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Post by jmg on Aug 30, 2017 20:45:05 GMT
Hyona clytemnestra is a very common butterfly throughout South America. Usually, the butterfly is placed on a branch above a road or clearing, 3 or 4 meters high, to defend its territory against any male newcomer of the same species.
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