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Simple Sarota

Sarota acantus

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Field Notes

Description:

jewelmark butterfly
Something like this I guess:
Orden: Lepidoptera
Suborden: Glossata
Infraorden: Heteroneura
División: Ditrysia
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea1
Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribu: HELICOPINI
Género: Sarota

Reference Links:

http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/LycRio/Sarota_acantus_M_PANAMA…

Species ID Suggestions

Gyas Jewelmark

Sarota gyas

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Jellis
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Simple Sarota

Sarota acantus

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bayucca
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Comments (17)
Jonathan Sequeira
Felicidades y q gran placer conocerlo . Espero seguir viendo sus fotos por aca.
tmvdh
Felicidades José Miguel!
Mark Ridgway
Well deserved. Fabulous little moth. Congrats.
DanielePralong
Congratulations José Miguel, this gorgeous find is our Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10158192385545603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/826569587735011328
bayucca
I hope we have a match :-)!
Diaz José Miguel
Thanks Bayucca! The Facebook group on which I got the ID is Artrópodos de Costa Rica. I do think we have a match with your Sarota acantus!
bayucca
Definitely a Skrota, Skrota acantus. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/imagehtmls/LycRio/Sarota_acantus_M_PANAMA_COLON_Pina_200m_10-III-73_084_i.htm http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/sarota_acantus.htm Skrota Vegas is probably or not found in Costa Rica and the markings are different indeed. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/t/Sarota_a.htm
bayucca
On which Facebook site you got this ID, btw.??
Leuba Ridgway
What a gorgeous creature - I love those fluffy legs. Thanks for sharing Diaz.
Diaz José Miguel
Thanks Jellis. On Facebook I got the exact same suggestion with the same site. I do think that it looks alot like Sarota gyas but the Marks on its wings are a bit different. Are you positive this is a gyas?

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2017

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