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Urbanus proteus es una mariposa de la familia Hesperiidae, subfamilia Eudaminae. Es una mariposa vistosa, con alas de color castaño claro con iridicencias azules y con dos largas colas en las alas posteriores. El cuerpo robusto tiene un dorso azulado. La cabeza es grande con ojos prominentes. La envergadura es de 4,5 a 6 cm.

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1. (c) Brandon Gilford, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Brandon Gilford
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanus_proteus

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