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Cramer's Eighty-eight perched on leaf, Santa María, Colombia Sub species Diaethria clymena marchalii. Another specimen in the same area, showing the difference in how developed the patterns are:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46408/cramers_eighty-eight_diaethria_clymena_marchalii_santa_mara_colombia.html" title="Cramer&#039;s Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchalii), Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/46408_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=ON6jWDf2z%2BuIGMrOpCHw0k3sMr8%3D" width="200" height="194" alt="Cramer&#039;s Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchalii), Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia This is the marchalii sub species of Diaethria clymena, popular name &quot;eighty eight&quot;. It looks like I found a zero zero instead, but if you look closely, you can see faint dots appearing inside the circles. For some reason, a large group of them was interested in this piece of concrete wall at the beginning of the Reserva Almenara path in Santa Mar&iacute;a. Boyac&aacute;,Colombia,Cramer&#039;s Eighty-eight,Diaethria clymena,Reserva Almenara,Santa Mar&iacute;a,South America,World" /></a></figure> Boyacá,Colombia,Cramer's Eighty-eight,Diaethria clymena,Reserva Almenara,Santa María,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Cramer's Eighty-eight perched on leaf, Santa María, Colombia

Sub species Diaethria clymena marchalii. Another specimen in the same area, showing the difference in how developed the patterns are:

Cramer's Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchalii), Santa María, Colombia This is the marchalii sub species of Diaethria clymena, popular name "eighty eight". It looks like I found a zero zero instead, but if you look closely, you can see faint dots appearing inside the circles. For some reason, a large group of them was interested in this piece of concrete wall at the beginning of the Reserva Almenara path in Santa María. Boyacá,Colombia,Cramer's Eighty-eight,Diaethria clymena,Reserva Almenara,Santa María,South America,World

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  1. View Albert Kang's profile
    Albert Kang
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    Very nice butterfly! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, it's fairly famous in South America, one of few butterfly species everybody can name. Posted 8 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Wow, I would love to see one of these! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      They (various species and sub species) seem to be fairly common across South America, so you know what to do :)
      Only recently did I discover there's also dark varieties in the genus:
      https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/480/19721398414_12f20f9f10_b.jpg       Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
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        Yup, one day! Interesting the dark one and also interesting that yours is '98' the main photo '89' and the dark one '80'. Does anyone have a photo with a true '88'??? haha! Posted 8 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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          Heh, there definitely is a lot variety in how well formed in particular the dots are. The Diaethria anna species seems to be much more clear when you search for it.

           Posted 8 years ago

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The Cramer's Eighty-eight

"Diaethria clymena" or Cramer's Eighty-eight is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Peru and Brazil. It was discovered to science by Pieter Cramer, in a fascicle of "De uitlandsche Kapellen", 1775.

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2016. Captured Oct 16, 2016 12:53.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm