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Mechanitis mazaeus messenoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865

Brush-footed butterfly

FMNHINS 0000 125 554 · gbif-1142459096

Classification: Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae › Mechanitis
Collected: 1980-06-24
Collector: J. McCaffrey
Region: Napo, Ecuador
Elevation: Not recorded
Sex / stage: Indeterminate · Adult
Dataset: Field Museum Insect Collection (GBIF)
License: CC0 1.0

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Locality

Original label text

Limoncocha

Verbatim, never overwritten

AI-recommended

Limoncocha, Napo, Ecuador

Published coordinates

Curator-approved

Pending review

Collection event

Method (original): “Netted along stream margin”
Method (AI-normalised): Aerial netting
Habitat: Not recorded
Label transcription: Not recorded

Field notes & curator annotations

Specimen in good condition; labels legible.

Digitization & audit history

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Provenance

Retrieved 2026-10-20 via GBIF Occurrence API, GBIF occurrence 1142459096, occurrenceID 59027a7c-9d17-4cb0-abc4-0476ad2371c6. Rights holder: The Field Museum of Natural History.

occurrenceID 59027a7c-9d17-4cb0-abc4-0476ad2371c6

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