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Haemactis sanguinalis, Ecuadorian Lipstick-Skipper

Several of these stunning butterflies, Haemactis sanguinalis, were on moist roadside gravel. For obvious reasons, it is also known as the Blood-red Skipper.

 

October 20, 2015. El Capricho near Tena, Napo, Ecuador.

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Taken on October 20, 2015