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Carousing Anteros

Anteros carausius

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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly with vivid metallic blue spots
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae

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Species ID Suggestions

Carousing Anteros

Anteros carausius

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SukanyaDatta
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Comments (4)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
WOW! What a beauty. First time I saw one it was a picture from Salvador and one from Limon, Costa Rica....I was jealous....Did you actually find it in San Jose?? if you did I might have a chance to see one here in Alajuela..Just hoping.
Reza Hashemizadeh
Perhaps this one but kindly recheck with others on the site. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/t/Anteros_carausius_a.htm

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2015

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