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Buttlerfly

Hypanartia trimaculata autumna

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Identified by: Bayucca

11 Comments

Sufrostico
Sufrostico 12 years ago

@bayucca: Yeah, I notice that.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I just noticed that I was talking about butterflies from Chile, when I saw that your beauty is a Tico!!

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Wow. Beautiful buttterfly.

Sufrostico
Sufrostico 12 years ago

Awesome!!!

Thanks!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I was soo stupid! Hypanartia trimaculata autumna, the Central American type of Hypanartia kefersteini.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

If you look at the scalopped/falcated forewings there are indeed some similarities between Hypanartia and Vanessa. And even in within the Hypanartia genus there are different ones with different wing shapes and w/o tails. This ine is definitely a Hypanartia sp. I was obviously a fool about looking for Chile since it is a real Tico one!!

Sufrostico
Sufrostico 12 years ago

Hi Bayucca,

A friend of mine suggest that it could be of the genus Vannesa.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Hypanartia sp., Mapwing. Thought an easy one, but it is definitely not! There are different species around. Chile is not a common covered area in the literature. I have to go a little bit deeper for this one. It looks like Hypanartia kefersteini, which is very common, but usually not so far south. I have some slight doubts it is not Kefersteini. I'll keep an eye on it... Wonderful capture!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I would look under angle-winged butterflies for the name.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Beautiful!
Welcome to Project Noah Sufrostico!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Great Shot!

Sufrostico
Spotted by
Sufrostico

Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012

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