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Hermes Satyr

Hermeuptychia hermes

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 12, February 14, March 18, April 9, May 5, June 5, July 15, August 16, September 21, October 13, November 15, December 17.
Mexico160
United States119
Colombia116
Brazil115
Costa Rica110
Guatemala58
Antioquia51
Panama39
Sao Paulo36
Provincia Alajuela35

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusHermeuptychia

Sources

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