July 31, 2026

I am known as a Hypanartia dione dione
As a larvae I built 4 shelters

I used the shelters to molt through 6 instars

And now I'm off on butterfly adventures.

Location: Refugio Paz de las Aves, Ecuador

Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267806353_The_life_history_of_Hypanartia_dione_dione_Lepidoptera_Nymphalidae_in_northeastern_Ecuador

Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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