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Pink-tipped Satyr

Cithaerias pireta

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Seen flying for short distances along paths, deep in the forest. This one flew a meter or 2 ahead of me, then flew back behind me for a meter or 2, over and over. Hard to get close to it.

Habitat:

Deep in the Selva Negra cloud forest.

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Cithaerias pireta

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (13)
pamsai
Confirmation of this butterflies' name would be greatly appreciated.
pamsai
Think I'll go with Cithaerias pireta. It looks the same as the one I saw in Costa Rica, if I have named that one correctly ! Any other comments welcome http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38867022
Jellis
I agree it's pretty darn close
pamsai
Thanks Jellis. I also looked at Pink Clearwing. Couldn't find one that really matched. On a second look, Cithaerias pireta doesn't look too bad ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cithaerias_pireta
pamsai
thanks Lauren, I think this little butterfly was playing with me. It kept flying around me, even when I moved on a couple of meters. It would settle on the leaf matter, but if I tried to get close to take a photo, off it would go, just out of range ! Eventually it tired and flew off into the undergrowth, but it was there in the same spot on the path, when I returned...
pamsai
Thanks Christiane, Leuba and Despina for your nice comments.
pamsai
How strange ! All my comments have disappeared...
Jellis
this looks like from the citherias family. Thought Pink Glasswing but it doesn't have the black markings. Hope this at least helps someone narrow it down.

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