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Quadrus lugubris lugubris
Beautiful design clear windows in the wings.
Thank you so much for the ID, your time, Links and explanation, bayucca.
You are the best!!
Hesperiidae, Pyrginae. "Tough" one. Immediately clear it must be a Quadrus sp. (looking at the "c" on the forewing), and it is either Quadrus cerialis or Quadrus lugubris. Comparing the 2 it is none of them. Look like a mixture of the two. However, looking even more carefully it is clear that it only can be Quadrus lugubris. My arguments: The markings in yours are not so strong than in usually seen Lugubris. The main criteria are the 2 little spots at the apex of the forewing, mostly the "shape" or direction. Looking at the left forewing: In Cerialis it is a clear ">" shaped order, whereas in Lugubris it is the other way round, so "<" shaped, like in yours.
Here are some more pictures to compare (as usual ;-)...):
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtm...
http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Si...
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/quadrus_...
Cerialis:
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/quadrus_...
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtm...
Note the ">" shaped order of the 3 tiny spots.