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A crumpled butterfly Spotted in a field near a school.. Not sure if it was just emerging or just damaged Anarthia amathea,Anartia amathea,Ecuador,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

A crumpled butterfly

Spotted in a field near a school.. Not sure if it was just emerging or just damaged

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    It's a scarlet peacock (Anarthia amathea) Posted 9 years ago
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      englishindiangirl
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      Thank you. Lovely to know so many experts! Posted 9 years ago

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The Red Peacock

Anartia amathea is a species of nymphalid butterfly, found primarily in South America. The type locality is probably Suriname, and the species is found from Panama to Argentina; Grenada, Barbados, Antigua.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by englishindiangirl
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Uploaded Aug 19, 2016. Captured Apr 21, 2009 09:56 in Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador.
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  • FinePix S5700 S700
  • f/3.5
  • 1/49s
  • ISO64
  • 11.1mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.