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Alesa rothschildi

Alesa rothschildi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family

Alesa is a New World (Neotropical realm) genus of metalmark butterflies found in northern South America. This genus is distinguished by a vast sexual dimorphism receding somewhat only in one species. The body is slender, the head is broad and slanting, with a flat forehead and closely appressed (flattened) short palpi.

Distribution

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