Google-eyed Eighty-Eight (Catagramma pyracmon)

San Lorenzo, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 11, 2022

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Thibaud Aronson

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Absolutely love those guys. They're like Diaethria 88s on LSD :) Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Beautiful, and if I'm not mistaken, this appearance is shared across multiple genuses? Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Yup: Diaethria, Callicore, and Catagramma
    Diaethria have the clearest 88/89 designs, but the other two have wilder color patterns.
    (And Perisama are the poor cousins of the tribe, they look like their numbers just got stripped off!) Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Perfect answer, thanks man. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        Any time :) Posted 3 years ago

The Google-eyed Eighty-Eight

Catagramma pyracmon is a species of Nymphalid butterfly in the tribe Callicorini. It is found throughout the tropical lowlands of South America, from Colombia to Argentina.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Jul 15, 2022. Captured Jun 11, 2022 11:02 in GMWH+8C8, San Lorenzo 17200, Peru.

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Canon EOS R6
f/10.0
1/1250s
ISO2500
500mm

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