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Orange-bodied Altinote
Stanley Jones

Orange-bodied Altinote (Altinote alcione)

Orange-bodied Altinote (Altinote alcione) Wingspan 4.2-5.2 cm (1.7-2.0 in). Cabaas Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. Landscaped lodge grounds mixed with montane rainforest along the foothills of Cordillera del Condor and adjacent to Ro Nangaritza at 861 m (2,817 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Landscaped lodge grounds mixed with montane rainforest along the foothills of Cordillera del Condor and adjacent to Ro Nangaritza at 861 m (2,817 ft) elevation.
Location
Cabaas Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.
Date taken
November 2014
Scientific name
Altinote alcione
Equipment used
Canon
aloktewari
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Three awesome images, Stanley ... superb info ... great sharing ... thnx ...
 
KC Foggin
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What a beautiful butterfly this is and you've captured it with brilliant detail Stanley.
 
delia todd
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How beautiful that butterfly is. He has such lovely colours, doesn't he.

Thanks Stanley.
 
mags1967
gorgeous butterfly love those colours stanley.three awesome captures as always.many tfs.all the best margaret.
 
David7
Nice one Stanley, lovely vivid colours you have captured on this image, well done and tfs.... Insects never fail to surprise me in many ways, sometimes you don't even know what you have got until you get home and enlarge the image on the computer.
 

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