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Long-Tailed Skipper Butterfly

Urbanus proteus

Description:

Found in Manuel Antonio Park

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago
Long-tailed skipper
Urbanus proteus Long-tailed skipper


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2 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Jellis for the ID and clarification.
The guide at the Park said it was a Moth.

Jellis
Jellis 8 years ago

Not a moth this is a butterfly. They do look like them but they are a species of Skippers.

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 23, 2015
Submitted on Jun 15, 2015

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