Scientific Name: Doxocopa Cyane
Common Name: Meadow Wanderers
Distribution: South American Region
Description: The male is blood red all over the uppers; hence sangaris. The larger female has rich red-orange in the center of its wings, with rich dark margins splashed with white, especially on the forewing, and zigzags on the hindwing. There is much regional variation in the female. The butterfly frequents forest areas.
 
     
 
Scientific Name: Napeocles Jacunda
Common Name: Jacunda Anglewing
Distribution: South American Region
Description: This butterfly represents one of the most spectacular and puzzling cases of evolution in the animal world. Napeocles Jacunda is broadly distributed throughout Peru. The males of Jacunda look identical across this entire range, but the females occur as at least 14 distinct morphs.
Top-Doxocopa Cyane Below-Napeocles Jacunda
 
 
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