Microtia (butterfly)

Microtia elva

''Microtia'' is a monophyletic genus of butterflies from southern USA and Central America in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species Elf .
Microtia elva (Elf butterfly) Photographed in the hills near Playas del Cocos, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Microtia (butterfly),Microtia elva,Summer

Naming

*''M. e. elva''
⤷ ''M. e. horni'' Rebel, 1906

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusMicrotia
SpeciesM. elva
Photographed in
Costa Rica