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Fritzgaertneri's Flat

Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri

Description:

Upperside is brown; forewing has a white band. Underside of hindwing is mottled. Fringes are checkered.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica end of rainy season. Costa Rica north through Mexico. A periodic stray to South Texas and rarely to southern Arizona.

Notes:

Adults fly at dusk and sometimes at dawn. They rest in caves, under highway bridges, and under ledges and leaves during the day..

2 species ID suggestions

Fulvous pied flat
Pseudocoladenia dan
Fritzgaertner's Flat
Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri

3 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano a year ago

Nice Bayucca! Thanks once again!

bayucca
bayucca a year ago

Hesperiidae/Skipper, Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano a year ago

Mr. Gogoi, is the pseudocoladenia dan a native species to asia? this one is from central america.

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Lat: 10.20, Long: -85.83

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011

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