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Malachite - Siproeta stelenes
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Malachite - Siproeta stelenes
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 25, 2007
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 27 November, 2007 - 8:24pm

Quite pretty
Is it a strong flyer? (Seems like a lot of wing area for body size.)
… Ron Hemberger, 27 November, 2007 - 10:42pm

 
Super strong flyer...very fas
Super strong flyer...very fast and jerky motion at times. But you could also convince him to climb to your finger.
… Tom Bentley, 27 November, 2007 - 10:57pm

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