Yellow butterfly feeding nectar. Ventral view.
This is a Pyrisitia genus butterfly, probably P. dina or P. nise species. Pyrisitia is a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae.There are 11 species in this genus, all with neotropical distribution. Observed near Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), Peten department, northern Guatemala where yellow butterflies are common. Distribution and population threatened by climate change.
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