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Astraptes fulgerator
They are mid-sized skipper butterflies with the typical wing shape of this group. The upperside is black, with basal to postbasal blue corners which are more extensive on the forewings. There is one discal-tomal and one apical band on the forewing; these are usually off-white to light blue but the former may be quite white towards the costal margin. The thorax has bluish hair on the back, the underside is yellow to orange.
Bosque Tropical Subperennifolio
Spotted on Sep 15, 2010
Submitted on Aug 11, 2015
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