Summary ²

Mestra is a genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains Mestra dorcas, the Jamaican mestra, which is found from southern North America to South America and possibly Mestra cana, the St Lucia mestra, found in the Lesser Antilles (though this may be a misidentification).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ale Türkmen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Ale Türkmen
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestra_amymone

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