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More than 1500 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
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Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia
Euptoieta hegesia, the Mexican fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The upperside of the wings is bright orange with the basal part of the hindwing unmarked. There is a row of submarginal black spots on both the forewing and the hindwing. The underside of the wings is yellow orange with no submarginal black spots. It has a wingspan of 2.5 to 3 inchesThis species may be encountered in a wide range of open habitats and gardens.
From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptoieta_hegesia which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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