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Unspotted Firewing

Catonephele acontius acontius

Classification

Class
Insecta

Catonephele acontius, the Acontius firewing, is a nymphalid butterfly species found in South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 (who gave the type location as "China", a designation followed by some later authors). Description (Male, described by Dru Drury): Upperside.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 2