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Semomesia geminus
(Fabricius, 1793)

 

Synonyms: Hesperia geminus, Mesosemia coelestina, Mesosemia geminus

 

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Semomesia geminus is a poorly known endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern and southeastern Brazil (from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro, with most records from Espírito Santo (see Bizarro and Soares 2012 for details). Known from collections and few recent observations of living specimens in September-December. In Rio de Janeiro state, it was encountered in secondary lowland tropical forest and elfin forest at 300-1,000 m. This species is sexually dimorphic: the male is metallic blue, with a wide dark band across the forewing; the female has banded grey-blue forewings and metallic blue hindwings.

 

Semomesia geminus   D40089
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40096
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40097
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40091
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40095
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40093
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40087
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Semomesia geminus   D40086
Semomesia geminus, male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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