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Zebra Cross-streak

Panthiades bathildis

Description:

Photo take in my backyard this is a rare Hairstreak i cant find any ID from it small about 2 cm wingspan white and black stripes along the underwings all stripes start from the tail that has a orange color whit a black spot and filaments on the back, has a orange mark on top of the head, and black eyes. Very unusual on on the right wing has a blue and black mark on top of the wing and on the left wing there is not mark. i have never seen anything like this hope i can get an ID????

Habitat:

Found on an open area with many wild flowers this one was having nectar from one of this flowers.

Notes:

This one is easy to confuse whit the Togarna Hairstreak / Arawacus togarna http://butterfliesofamerica.com/arawacus... but this one has no orange marks on the top wings and abdomen, is different .

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Zebra Cross-streak or Zebra-striped Hairstreak
Panthiades bathildis Panthiades bathildis (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Erybathis Hairstreak
Laothus erybathis Laothus erybathis (live adults)


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7 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Mayra :)

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Maria :) this is one of those whit small details hard to ID.

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

Sorry Gerardo for the wrong ID. Didn't pay enough attention to all the details :( it is a beautiful spotting.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Bayucca i was surprise to see this one :):)
Thanks Maria :)

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Wonderful!!
Lycaenidae, Panthiades bathildis, the male (!). Laothus erybathis has no orange behind the eyes.

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 11 years ago

Pretty!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Sep 30, 2012

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