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Common Mestra

Mestra amymone

Classification

Class
Insecta

Mestra is a genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains the single species Mestra dorcas, the Jamaican mestra, which is found from southern North America to South America and possibly Mestra cana, the St Lucia mestra, found in the Lesser Antilles (though this may be a misidentification). The wingspan is 35–50 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,656Mexico · 617