Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
The wing patterns can be higly variable. This butterfly can be almost completely black to mostly golden-yellow.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Genus: Chlosyne Butler, 1870
Species: C. lacinia (Geyer, 1837)
Subspecies: C. l. saundersii
Scientific name: Chlosyne lacinia saundersii
Tags: borboleta butterfly Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia saundersii Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia insect inseto Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Nymphalinae Melitaeini wildlife
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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
A subadult bird (still some yellowish marks on the face).
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Thraupidae
Subfamily: Tachyphoninae
Genus: Eucometis P.L. Sclater, 1856
Species: E. penicillata (Spix, 1825)
Binomial name: Eucometis penicillata
Tags: pipira-da-taoca Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata Grey-headed Tanager Eucometis penicillata ave bird wildlife Aves Passeriformes Passeri Thraupidae Tachyphoninae Brazil Brasil Distrito Federal Gray-headed Tanager
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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
This neotropical butterfly is the only species in its genus Posttaygetis.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Euptychiina
Genus: Posttaygetis Forster, 1964
Species: P. penelea (Cramer, [1777])
Binomial name: Posttaygetis penelea
Tags: Posttaygetis penelea Posttaygetis penelea wildlife borboleta butterfly insect inseto Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Satyrinae Satyrini Euptychiina Brazil Brasil Brasilia Distrito Federal
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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
This is a butterfly species in the Riodinidae family. It's found in South America.
It was resting on the under surface of a leaf.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Chamaelimnas C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Species: C. briola Bates, 1868
Binomial name: Chamaelimnas briola
Tags: Chamaelimnas briola Chamaelimnas briola insect inseto Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Riodinidae Riodininae Riodinini wildlife butterfly borboleta Brazil Brasil Distrito Federal
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Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Dione Hübner, [1819]
Species: D. vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Binomial name: Dione vanillae
Tags: Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae Agraulis Agraulis vanillae borboleta butterfly insect inseto Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Heliconiinae Heliconiini Brazil Brasil Brasilia Distrito Federal
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