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August 30, 2026BiotropicaOpen Access

Migration of the Butterfly Panacea prola (Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon

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GGGeoffrey GalliceZAZunilda Escalante ArteagaYVYeison Vega-Garrido

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Overview

Observational study reveals annual directional migration in Panacea prola butterflies, highlighting undocumented tropical insect movements.

Key Points

  • To determine whether the butterfly species Panacea prola exhibits migratory behavior at a lowland site in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon.
  • Direct behavioral observations of butterfly flight patterns conducted between 2021 and 2025.
  • Field monitoring focused during the dry season at a study site in lowland southeastern Peru.
  • Direct observations confirm that Panacea prola engages in an annual dry-season migration.
  • Migrating butterflies follow a nonrandom flight path directed roughly northeast toward the central Amazon basin.

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Gallice et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0476c1a8fb52e79c4a3https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70253
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