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Ancyluris meliboeus, Inírida, Colombia Looks like the same species I found in the Andes:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48405/meliboeus_swordtail_on_leaf_santa_mara_colombia.html" title="Meliboeus swordtail on leaf, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/48405_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Gid%2FOo%2FhAt572xqQuzpZhrxSbqA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Meliboeus swordtail on leaf, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia  Ancyluris meliboeus,Boyac&aacute;,Colombia,Meliboeus swordtail,Santa Mar&iacute;a,South America,World" /></a></figure><br />
...this time in the Amazon, almost the same pose even. Ancyluris meliboeus,Colombia,Guainía,Inírida,Meliboeus swordtail,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Ancyluris meliboeus, Inírida, Colombia

Looks like the same species I found in the Andes:

Meliboeus swordtail on leaf, Santa María, Colombia  Ancyluris meliboeus,Boyacá,Colombia,Meliboeus swordtail,Santa María,South America,World

...this time in the Amazon, almost the same pose even.

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''Ancyluris meliboeus'' is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in Surinam, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.

The wingspan is about 40 mm. A recent study has shown that it has patches of unusual microstructure on the ventral wing scales. This highly tilted, multilayered arrangement produces a bright iridescence of broad wavelength range and generates a strong flicker contrast from minimal wing movement.

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

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Uploaded Aug 20, 2017. Captured Oct 24, 2016 08:12.
  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO3200
  • 400mm