Malachite Butterfly or Bamboo Page, Siproeta stelenes. Tropical Central and South America.
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Naturepix / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
B1XF1WFile size:
50 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3386 x 5166 px | 28.7 x 43.7 cm | 11.3 x 17.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 May 2008Location:
Central and South America.More information:
Malachite Butterfly or Bamboo Page Siproeta stelenes Victorina stelenes Metamorpha stelenes Kallamini Nymphalinae Nymphalidae Tropical Central and South America. Siproeta stelenes or malachite is a neotropical brush footed butterfly. The malachite has large wings which are black and brilliant green or yellow green 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 wingspread is typically between 8.5 and 10 cm. The malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America where it is one of the most common butterfly species. Its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida to Cuba as subspecies S. s insularis and south to Brazil.