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Arcalaus Ruby-eye Skipper

Telles arcalaus

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

it's a type of skipper but I've never seen one with purple color before. was really excited to see this.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted on the way to Hornoyaco Falls.

Species ID Suggestions

Arcalaus Ruby-eye Skipper

Telles arcalaus

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Comments (7)
Sckel
Yes, but there are cute like that.
Dan Doucette
Thanks Sckel. You have a skipper collection? I have many you could add!
Sckel
So beautiful. I need this for my collection butterfly skipper
Dan Doucette
Thanks as always bayucca. I thought this was more of a special one, glad you liked it too!
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers), this is a ruby-eye skipper. Telles arcalaus. Cool one!! http://eol.org/pages/263931/overview http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/SkipperPages/Skippers_Hesperiinae_Grass/Skippers_Hesperiinae_Group3/Skippers_Hesperiinae_Group3%20Pages/Telles_arcalaus.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/grandma-shirley/6912555413/
Dan Doucette
Thanks Karen, it's the coolest skipper I've ever seen!
KarenSaxton
It does look skipperish: big eyes, hooked antenna... cool!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Colombia Wildlife
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Mariposas de Colombia - Butterflies of Colombia
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJune 15, 2013

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