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Sarota chrysus
Incredible colors on this one! Found near a creek aprox 4cm wide
I'm feeling so lucky right now!! learnaboutbutterflies.com says "Most of them [The genus Sarota] are extremely rare and elusive - so much so that only that even the most experienced observers rarely manage to see more than half a dozen species in a lifetime."
Definitely a Sarota sp., I would not dare to confirm Sarota chrysus, although it looks like a perfect match. There is also Sarota subtesselata:
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtm...
I have difficulties to separate the 2 species.
Hi Gilma,I was doing an inspection of a construction site on Turrialba, a humid tropical region with a strong caribbean influence (>3,5 meters of annual rain) at about 1000 m above the sea level. This beautiful animal was just standing near a creek. It stood there while I took the pictures and even stayed there afterwards. I feel so very lucky!
WOW!! I love that Butterfly!! Fantastic spotting, José Miguel.
Would you elaborate some, like where in Costa Rica?
Spotted on Nov 12, 2013
Submitted on Nov 12, 2013
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