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Libye Ringlet, Putumayo, Colombia Part of a pretty confusing genus so sharing my keys used:<br /> - Overall blue tone (making it a blue ringlet)<br /> - Amount and color of vertical bands<br /> - Whether the last vertical band wraps around the fake eyes (in this one it does not)<br /> - Amount of large fake eyes (3 in this case)<br /> - Pattern between large fake eyes<br /> - Pattern at edge of wing (triple line in this case)<br /> - Color of eyes (unsure if really a key but I see clear differences between species)<br /> - Color of tips of antennae Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Libye Ringlet,Magneuptychia libye,Mocoa,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Libye Ringlet, Putumayo, Colombia

Part of a pretty confusing genus so sharing my keys used:
- Overall blue tone (making it a blue ringlet)
- Amount and color of vertical bands
- Whether the last vertical band wraps around the fake eyes (in this one it does not)
- Amount of large fake eyes (3 in this case)
- Pattern between large fake eyes
- Pattern at edge of wing (triple line in this case)
- Color of eyes (unsure if really a key but I see clear differences between species)
- Color of tips of antennae

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The Libye Ringlet

Magneuptychia libye, the Libye Ringlet, is a blue ringlet in the Magneuptychia genus, a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

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

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Uploaded Feb 21, 2019. Captured Oct 24, 2018 15:28.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/6.3
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm