wingspan :


what could this butterfly, pictured East of Misahualli by Shirley Sekarajasingham, be if not some Cyclosma ?


there are only three known species of Cyclosma ; obviously this butterfly is neither C. glamis, nor C. aldonides ; then it should be C. altama, to which it is very similar, but which is supposed to fly only in Southern Brasil and in Paraguay ?


so we're left with two possibilities, either Cyclosma altama distributional range is much larger than is commonly believed (which shouldn't be a surprise), or this butterfly would belong to a new species ?

Cyclosma altama (?) a Ahuano
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