ID: 25808
Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Sani Lodge Napo Amazonian Ecuador
Date & Time: 8/10/05 2:22:26 PM

Original size (pixels): width 1800, height 1350

Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
Focal Length: 400.0 mm

Also called Purple Emperor, but this invites confusion with a European butterfly. Wingspan about 50mm. Widespread in rainforest from Columbia to Paraguay, across the Amazon Basin.