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Vanessa altissima, the Glossary

Vanessa altissima, the Andean painted lady, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Ecuador and Peru.^[1]

Butterfly

Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight.

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Ecuador

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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George Talbot (entomologist)

George Talbot FES (26 October 1882 – 13 April 1952) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies. Vanessa altissima and George Talbot (entomologist) are Taxa named by George Talbot (entomologist).

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Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world.

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Peru

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.

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