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Clearwing Butterfly

Ithomia patilla

Spotting Image 1

Description:

At a butterfly garden in the mountains of Costa Rica.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Patilla Clearwing
Ithomia patilla Ithomia patilla


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3 Comments

SeanWilcox
SeanWilcox 10 years ago

Great thank you!

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Nymphalidae, Danainae, Ithomiini, Ithomia patilla, male (!). Note the nice "sex patch" between the white stripes on the hindwing. Some type of scent scales for the pheromones, also called androconia.
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ithomia_...

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

#2 is a different species, please, make a separate spotting of #2, thanks!

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SeanWilcox
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SeanWilcox

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 30, 2009
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013

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