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Colobura dirce
Colobura dirce
Gossamer-winged Butterfly
Photographer: H. Vannoy Davis
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1338 3152 3756 0036 (2005-09-21)

Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  1964
  • location   Peru
  • family Lycaenidae
  • order Lepidoptera
  • class Insecta
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 96,018
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Gossamer-winged Butterfly, Dirce Beauty Colobura
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Andrew V. Z. Brower    Oct 9, 2008

    Action: changed name from "Unknown" to "Colobura dirce "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "ID"

    2. Reviewed by Kay Loughman    Feb 23, 2010

    Action: ID confirmed

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Yes, it is a Gossamer-winged Butterfly - a whole group of butterflies with similar characteristics. However, the common name for this species is: Dirce Beauty Colobura."

     
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