Steremnia sp., Tatama National Park, Colombia

We didn't have the macro at hand so instead took a snap with the tele when this beautiful butterfly appeared. It has a highly complicated/busy pattern that makes it stand out.

There's a high quality extensive visual guide on butterflies in this national park found here (warning: big download):
http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/colombiapdf/PDFs/PDF13 Montezuma_Mar03_2016.pdf

I waded through the entire document, closest visual match I can find are on page 213-214. In particular Steremnia pronophila looks visually very similar. Hoping an expert can confirm/correct my guess.

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WildFlower

Lion

You are right about the pages but I think the next species is the right one - Steroma bega. Look at the edge of the hindwing - there are 3 small tails. Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Seems like a perfect match to me, here's a good confirmation:
  http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Steroma%20bega.htm
  
  Thanks a lot, nice that this species intro did not get lost. Posted 7 years ago

The Westwood's Mottled Satyr

Steroma bega, the Westwood's Mottled Satyr, is distributed from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru. It is a cloudforest species, occurring at altitudes of 2000m and above.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant