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Post by nigelventers on Mar 7, 2013 8:39:22 GMT -8
Anyone know what species this is? It seems like a Astraptes species, but I just can't pin the actual species down. The photo was taken 22nd March in the southern-most "Yungas" (Mountain mist forests) above Tucuman in North Western Argentina. The whole hind-wings are a beautiful shining blue. Nigel Attachments:
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Post by wolf on Mar 7, 2013 9:34:41 GMT -8
This is not a Hesperiidae, but a Nymphalidae in genus Doxocopa. Maybe D.cyane  |
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Post by nigelventers on Mar 7, 2013 10:06:39 GMT -8
Many thanks, The photo was taken by a friend who was with me, and I did wonder if it was a male Doxocopa, but thought, looking at the photo only, it to be a Hesperiidae.
It must be D.cyane, but I wonder if it is a sub-species this far south? Seems to have more extensive violet blue on hind-wing and also more violet blue on base of F.W.s Maybe just a normal variation.
thanks again for your answer.
Nigel
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Post by lepidofrance on Mar 7, 2013 10:15:36 GMT -8
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