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| Malachite Butterfly - Siproeta stelenes |
Showing posts with label Malachite Butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malachite Butterfly. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2011
Photo Of The Day
The Malachite Butterfly - Siproeta stelenes, has black and brilliant green or yellow-green colors on the uppersides and light brown and olive green on the undersides. It is named for the mineral Malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. The Malachite is found throughout Central and Northern South America, It's distribution reaches as far north as Southern Texas and the tip of Florida.
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