Biology:Jemadia menechmus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | J. menechmus
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| Jemadia menechmus (Mabille, 1878)
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Jemadia menechmus, or Mabille's sabre-wing, is a species of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Description
These butterflies have a broad thorax and a conical abdomen. The uppersides of the wings are black with several longitudinal metallic blue streaks and bands and a few hyaline (glass-like) windows on the forewings.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Amazonian areas of Brazil and Peru.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3176945 entry
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