Bug FAQOrsis bluewing
Myscelia orsis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae
Also called: Orsis bluewing butterfly
The Orsis bluewing has a wingspan of about 57 mm (2.2 in). Its wings are dark, changeable blue with pale streaks near the thorax, and the undersides are pale red-brown with darker edges and faint streaks. It is native to Brazil.
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How to recognize it
The upper wings are a very dark, changeable blue with a pale streak crossing near each side of the thorax and several smaller streaks elsewhere. The lower wing surfaces are pale red-brown, darker along the outer edges, and show two faint streaks that run from the edges toward the wing centers.
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Size
Adults have a wingspan of roughly 57 mm (2.2 in).
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Where it lives
This species occurs in Brazil.
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Where it comes from
It is native to Brazil.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Nymphalidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myscelia_orsis
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