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Blue-winged Eurybia Butterfly

Eurybia lycisca

Photo by Bill21
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw this moth on the window in our room late in the afternoon. Not sure what species. I call it a moth instead of butterfly because it didn’t land with wings folded.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest of SW Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Notes:

About 1.5” wide.

Update: Brian38 successfully identified this butterfly as a Blue-winged Eurybia Butterfly (Eurybia lycisca).

Species ID Suggestions

Blue-winged Eurybia Butterfly

Eurybia lycisca

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Brian38
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Comments (5)
Neil Ross
Awesome first spotting, Bill. That is a beautiful butterfly.
Machi
Welcome Bill! Beautiful shots! The easiest way to tell moths from butterflies (although there are a some exceptions) is that butterflies have thin antennae that have a little ball on each tip or club-shaped tips.
Brian38
Hi Bill and welcome to Project Noah. Great first spotting! This is actually a butterfly and in the family Riodinidae (metalmark butterflies). These tend to be on the smallish size for butterflies, but extremely beautiful.
Bill21
Yes, Brian38. That’s it!

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