Entomology
Brush-footed butterfly
Pareuptychia hesionides (Forster, 1964)
This insect specimen, carefully pinned and labelled, was collected in Rondônia, Brazil in 1993 by D. H. Kistner and colleagues. It belongs to the Nymphalidae family (brush-footed butterfly) and is preserved so scientists can study it for generations.
Rondônia, Brazil
Did you know?
Brush-footed butterflies have a reduced front pair of legs, so they appear to stand on only four.
Source: Wikipedia — NymphalidaeNymphalidae is the largest butterfly family, with roughly 6,000 described species.
Source: Wikipedia — Nymphalidae
Where it was found
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