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Malachite
Stanley Jones

Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes hiphagiata: Nymphalidae) This common neotropical brush-footed butterfly has a wing-span from 8.5-10 cm (3.3-3.9 in). Photographed at Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Lowland wet rainforest above Ri Sarapiqui.
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Habitat
Caribbean slope at 41 m (137 ft) elevation. Lowland wet rainforest above Ri Sarapiqui.
Location
Selva Verde Lodge, Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Caribbean slope
Date taken
March 2007
Scientific name
Siproeta stelenes
Equipment used
Canon 30D with a Canon EF 70-300 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens at 300 mm. Shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/5.6.
ammadoux
LOL i love them when they try to deify the gravity.

super marvelous macro as ever.
 
Adalia
A glorious butterfly Stanley..a pleasure to look at.

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Cora.
 
tetoneon
Beautiful butterfly Stanley. I wonder why insects don't get dizzy being upside down so much?
 

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Butterflies & Moths
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