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More than 1600 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
A member of the Grass Skippers. They have a wingspan of 32-45 mm. The larvae feed on various grasses including Saccharum giganteum, Stenotaphrum secundatum, Erianthus alopecturoides and Echinochloa povietianum. Adults feed on the nectar of various pink, purple, or white flowers, including shepherd's needle, selfheal, vervain, buttonbush and lantana.
From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerema_accius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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