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Green-celled Cattleheart

Parides childrenae childrenae

Description:

Saw this butterfly on the path through steep mountainous tropical rainforest. It only stopped for a few seconds on the shady undergrowth.

Habitat:

Mountainous tropical rainforest

2 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks bayucca... getting better ! I knew this was one of the Cattle-hearts. Just couldn't find which one ...

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Papilionidae, Parides childrenae childrenae, male.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/parides_...

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

San José, San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 8, 2015
Submitted on May 10, 2015

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