JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Catonephele acontius, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Catonephele acontius,Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,Unspotted Firewing,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Catonephele acontius, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

- No description given -

    comments (3)

  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Very cool! For the ID, my thought is Family Nymphalidae > Subfamily Biblidinae. I'm not sure after that, but Tribe Catonephelini seems promising, especially Catonephele acontius or similar. It looks squished up like an accordion, which could mean that it had been parasitized or else maybe it was preparing to pupate.

    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144383470     Posted 6 months ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
      Lion
      View Lion class
      Unbelievable ID skills! Makes my original theory quite wrong so I'll quickly delete it :) Posted 6 months ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
        Lion
        View Lion class
        You're theory was valid, though! Posted 6 months ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Unspotted Firewing

"Catonephele acontius", the Acontius firewing, is a nymphalid butterfly species found in South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771.

Info 4 0
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
View Ferdy Christant's profile

By Ferdy Christant

All rights reserved
Uploaded Feb 21, 2025. Captured Oct 8, 2024 10:43 in MW5J+QF Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
country flag of Colombia Explore Colombia 8,334 2,805 0
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.