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Smicropus laeta
Yellow and black butterfly. 4 cm wingspan.
Near a river in Chiflon waterfall.
Beautiful! Interesting the little differences between yours and mine from the same locality and even more so those of Costa Rica and Colombia. It is such a striking moth!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/153...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/323...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/844...
I finally found a reference that has a photo and capture tag in Mexico: http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/cgi-bin/q...
I cannot wait to be back in a house and have my reference books out of storage :)
Thank you Gatorfellows for the ID and link. Thank you Celestialprincess101 for the confirmation.
Please confirm my suggestion. Could not find a good range map.
Do not think it is the C. Joker. Your spotting does not have dark stripes on hindwings. Ref for joker: http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/And...