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Long-tailed Skipper

Urbanus sp.

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12 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 11 years ago

Thank you all for your comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

beautiful Ismael,congrats :)

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

lindisisisisima!

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 12 years ago

Very beautiful!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Welcome! But I am not 100% sure about my Urbanus viterboana. To be very correct it should only be Urbanus sp., or Urbanus sp. cf viterboana.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Thanks again bayucca.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I do not think it is Proteus. This one has some additional smaller spots at the outer margin of the forewing. From this shot I wouldn't dare to get closer than Urbanus sp., might also be Urbanus viterboana, Urbanus pronus or Urbanus evona. I would tend to Urbanus viterboana. If you look at the tail, there is actually no blue IN the tail, so this would fit for Viterboana. I do not think that it is Urbanus esmeraldus or Urbanus belli.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

what beautiful blue ! -it must look lovely in flight.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice, I see these frequently in my garden, sometimes with a tail, sometimes without.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Thanks Liam

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I agree Liam.

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Looks like a worn Long-tailed Skipper.

Ismael Chaves
Spotted by
Ismael Chaves

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 16, 2011
Submitted on Dec 16, 2011

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