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Rusty-tipped Page, Santa María, Colombia Funny, only after finding a species match for this butterfly now, do I realize that I photographed the caterpillar of it the night before:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47411/dark_caterpillar_with_yellow_nail-like_spikes_santa_mara_colombia.html" title="Dark caterpillar with yellow nail-like spikes, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/47411_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1687392010&Signature=48MCw1vdIrdEuzAPWH1yuWTmMbc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dark caterpillar with yellow nail-like spikes, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia Note that it could also be some larvae instead of a caterpillar. I found the spikes to be somewhat of an unusual find. Boyac&aacute;,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Rusty-tipped Page,Santa Mar&iacute;a,Siproeta epaphus,South America,World" /></a></figure> Boyacá,Colombia,Rusty-tipped Page,Santa María,Siproeta epaphus,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Rusty-tipped Page, Santa María, Colombia

Funny, only after finding a species match for this butterfly now, do I realize that I photographed the caterpillar of it the night before:

Dark caterpillar with yellow nail-like spikes, Santa María, Colombia Note that it could also be some larvae instead of a caterpillar. I found the spikes to be somewhat of an unusual find. Boyacá,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Rusty-tipped Page,Santa María,Siproeta epaphus,South America,World

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The Rusty-tipped Page , also known as the Brown Siproeta, is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm , that are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside. Both surfaces have a bold white transverse stripe continuing across both wings. The outer portion of the forewings, beyond the white stripe, is rusty orange in the widespread subspecies ''S. epaphus epaphus''; it is mostly or entirely.. more

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 20, 2017. Captured Oct 17, 2016 09:02.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO160
  • 105mm