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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)
(Drury, 1782)

 

Synonyms: Papilio orsis, Papilio blandina, Sagaritis orseis, Orsis bluewing butterfly

 

Tab 3
Tab 2
 

 

Myscelia orsis is endemic to the Atlantic forest of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. It prefers edges of humid tropical or subtropical forests in lowlands, also occurring in forest fragments. This species is sexually dimorphic; the upperside is vibrant blue in the male, and brown, with white spots and blotches, in the female. The undersides are a dull brown to grey in both sexes. The wingspan 50-60 mm. Adult butterflies feeds on fermented fruit, and occasionally on dung, plant sap or animal carcasses, and the caterpillars on Dalechampia spp. (Euphorbiaceae).

 

Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36533
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36534
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36539
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36531
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36535
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36532
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Orsis Bluewing (Myscelia orsis)   D36536
Orsis Bluewing
(Myscelia orsis), male
Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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