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4 2 Butterfly

Butterfly

by AlbertKangProvincia San José, Costa Rica

Small butterfly

0 2 Butterfly

Butterfly

by AlbertKangProvincia Limón, Costa Rica

High altitude Neotropical forest

4 3 Jazzy Leafwing

Jazzy Leafwing

by nomichanCity of Westminster, England, United Kingdom

This is a neotropical

10 5 Pansy Daggerwing Butterfly

Pansy Daggerwing Butterfly

by AlbertKangLimón, Costa Rica

Butterfly with nice colours - orange and ...

4 3 Tigerwing

Tigerwing

by elaphrusGuyana

Heliconius ethilla?

0 2 Orcus Chequered

Orcus Chequered

by AlbertKangProvincia Limón, Costa Rica

High altitude Neotropical forest

2 1 Castniid moth

Castniid moth

by elaphrusMagdalena, Colombia

A big Butterfly Moth flying and perching ...

9 3 Menapis Tigerwing Butterfly

Menapis Tigerwing Butterfly

by AlbertKangLimón, Costa Rica

High altitude Neotropical forest

8 4 Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark  Butterfly

Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark Butterfly

by AlbertKangLimón, Costa Rica

High altitude neotropical forest

1 1 Leaf butterfly

Leaf butterfly

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•Their wings look mimic dead leaves. •They are brush-footed

1 0 Hermes satyr

Hermes satyr

by elaphrusCayo, Belize

Pine-oak forest at about 300 meters elevation.

2 1 Tigerwing

Tigerwing

by elaphrusGuyana

Something close to Mechanitis polymnia?

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by elaphrusMagdalena, Colombia

This Lycaenid was on low plants in a coastal forest. A Hemiargus sp.?

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiBelize District, Belize

A beautiful Skipper butterfly

13 4 Tiger Mimic Queen

Tiger Mimic Queen

by bayuccaProvincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

2 0 Neotropical swallowtail butterfly

Neotropical swallowtail butterfly

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•Their wingspan is up to 76mm. •They eat nectar, mud and sometimes manure. •The ...

10 3 Anteas Actinote

Anteas Actinote

by Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-NormanAlfaro, Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Watch this Chrysalis for a while until this

3 2 Togarna Hairstreak

Togarna Hairstreak

by pamsaiCosta Rica

Arawacus is a genus of butterfly in the ...

2 6 Mangrove Buckeye

Mangrove Buckeye

by pamsaiCosta Rica

The Mangrove Buckeye or West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete) is a

2 3 Spotting

Spotting

by elaphrusGuyana

So many similar Satyrinae! This one resembles Cissia pompilia, but then again ...

0 0 Renata Satyr

Renata Satyr

by celestialprincess101Trinidad and Tobago

Yphthimoides is a genus of satyrid

0 0 Cloudless Sulfur

Cloudless Sulfur

by Tamarac DenisQuintana, Texas, USA

Large sulfur butterfly

6 3 Jamaican Mestra

Jamaican Mestra

by elaphrusJamaica

In a clearing, hilly forest not far from the ocean.

1 3 Argentine Milky

Argentine Milky

by elaphrusPuerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina

Pieridae flying in arid thorn-scrub and nearby gardens.

1 1 West Indian buckeye

West Indian buckeye

by injicaVilhena, RO, Brazil

It is a neotropical nymphalid

0 0 Theona Checkerspot

Theona Checkerspot

by pamsaiOrange Walk, Belize

A small butterfly nectaring at low growing ...

2 1 Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

by Tamarac DenisTexas, USA

Very large butterfly in the process of ...

2 0 Sara longwing butterfly

Sara longwing butterfly

by DanielePralongAlajuela, Costa Rica

A heliconiid butterfly with black and ...

1 2 Skipper

Skipper

by ArathiaAurora, Ohio, USA

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a

7 3 Crines Hairstreak

Crines Hairstreak

by pamsaiLimón, Costa Rica

Theritas is a genus of gossamer-winged

2 1 Red Postman

Red Postman

by MUSEJacksonville, Florida, USA

The Red Postman (Heliconius erato) is one of about 40

1 2 Eurema butterfly

Eurema butterfly

by asergioCuritiba, PR, Brazil

D'ABRERA, Bernard; Butterflies of the ...

10 2 Blushing Phantom Butterfly

Blushing Phantom Butterfly

by AlbertKangPuntarenas, Costa Rica

The Blushing Phantom (Cithaerias pireta) is a species of

1 0 Malachite

Malachite

by pamsaiDistrito Federal, Mexico

The Malachite is a neotropical brush-footed ...

2 0 Skipper Butterfly

Skipper Butterfly

by Ashutosh DudhatraBharatpur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a

11 9 Blue Morpho

Blue Morpho

by drmoIquitos, Peru

A Morpho butterfly may be one of over 80 ...

4 8 The Red Postman

The Red Postman

by pamsaiParroquia Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

The Red Postman (Heliconius erato) is one of about 40

6 6 Cattleheart

Cattleheart

by elaphrusApopa, El Salvador

Seems close to these two species (thank-you bayucca for the ...

2 1 Bell's Paradise Skipper

Bell's Paradise Skipper

by SiggAlajuela, Costa Rica

Black butterfly with blueish white stripes ...

1 0 Iphiclus Sister

Iphiclus Sister

by pamsaiOrange Walk, Belize

This butterfly is quite common. There are ...

1 0 Blue-banded morpho

Blue-banded morpho

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•They are neotropical

1 0 Blue banded morpho

Blue banded morpho

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•They are neotropical

1 1 Common Redring

Common Redring

by pamsaiOrange Walk, Belize

A smallish butterfly with red eyes. These ...

5 1 Zebra Longwing Caterpillar

Zebra Longwing Caterpillar

by LilianaCampozanoFlorida, USA

The zebra longwing is a neotropical

1 0 Satyrid butterfly

Satyrid butterfly

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•They have false eyes on the wings. •They belong to the Nymphalidae ...

3 0 Blue banded morpho

Blue banded morpho

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•They are neotropical

0 2 Skipper Butterfly

Skipper Butterfly

by SarahHiteWhittOhio

A skipper or skipper butterfly is a

2 5 Common Dartlet

Common Dartlet

by IrungbamJatishworSinghBhutan

My 500th spotting to PN.

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