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Deep-green Hairstreak butterfly

Theritas mavors

Description:

Small butterfly about 2.5 cm long pale green color, It was laying eggs on a Pentaclethra macroloba tree.

Habitat:

Rain Forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

Theritas Butterfly
Theritas mavors Theritas mavors (live adults)


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9 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Last year I saw this for my first time , in the forest, this year I have seen it several times in my house in San Jose...For sure it is Beautiful...

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful!!"

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

Pura Vida!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

lgCostaNut Nuevamente acertó muchas gracias...

CataAna
CataAna 12 years ago

Great, how did you see it? It is green like everything around :)

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

I was lucky, this was my first time seen this kind of butterfly...

Sally Chuang
Sally Chuang 12 years ago

wow..green butterfly, never seen here..thanks for the sharing..

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Jonathan, how do you do it? such sperb pictures and background has a lot to do with a picture.

TammiElisa
TammiElisa 12 years ago

Pretty color.

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 15, 2011
Submitted on May 15, 2011

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