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Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

 

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Siproeta stelenes occurs in Central and South America (from Mexico to northern Argentina), the Caribbean, southern Texas and tropical Florida. It inhabits edges of primary and secondary tropical rainforest and semideciduous forest, riverbanks, roadsides, orchards, and gardens; 0-1,400 m. This is a large butterfly; wingspan is 85-100 mm. The upperside is dark brown to black with brilliant green or yellow-green patches; the underside is orange-brown with olive-green patches. Adults nectar at Lantana spp. and other flowers, and obtain nutrients from rotting fruit, carrion, and bird and bat droppings. The larvae feed on several species of the Acanthaceae (e.g., Blechum, Justicia, and Ruellia spp.). S. stelenes roosts beneath leaves from late afternoon.


Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D55366
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Isabel del Torres National Monument
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D55105
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D55107
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D55099
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D55103
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D53428
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D53432
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)   D53423
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes stelenes)
Tubagua, Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
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