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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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Zebra-striped Hairstreak
Panthiades bathildis
Panthiades bathildis is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The adults have fake eyespots, and tails which appear to be antenna, this can confuse predators which approach from the 'back'. They often turn around on landing to further confuse predators.
![Zebra-striped Hairstreak (Panthiades bathildis)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_1d68530321e446bcb7fa45de4a23e92d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_1d68530321e446bcb7fa45de4a23e92d~mv2.jpeg)
![Zebra-striped Hairstreak (Panthiades bathildis)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_72b2e738198f4d0b9ba9ae22ddf74814~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_321,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_72b2e738198f4d0b9ba9ae22ddf74814~mv2.jpeg)
![Zebra-striped Hairstreak (Panthiades bathildis)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_b2e76a8369d84e72aa813645e6e1b12e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_b2e76a8369d84e72aa813645e6e1b12e~mv2.jpeg)
![Zebra-striped Hairstreak (Panthiades bathildis)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0fc8a7_526330ba6b034b23a063d65a1c3d510b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_320,h_320,q_90/0fc8a7_526330ba6b034b23a063d65a1c3d510b~mv2.jpeg)
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