Menander metalmark

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Identification: The wings are dark brown with an iridescent blue tint on the upperside. The light brown underside of the wings is dotted with small black markings from the base to the postdiscal region. Additionally, there is a row of black submarginal markings at the termen, and a row of brown lunules on the inner side of the black markings. The iridescent blue tint on the upperside does not occur in places where the black markings appear on the underside.

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Reported from: Potaro River (Region 8), Demerara River