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Creon Skipper

Creonpyge creon

Photo by hornsbymj
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted at Monteverde Cloud Forest reserve, Costa Rica.
Wingspan about 60mm, dark blue with two red spots near abdomen.

Species ID Suggestions

Creon Skipper

Creonpyge creon

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Comments (3)
bayucca
Btw, it is not a moth, but a skipper butterfly, look at the clubbed antennae.
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Pyrrhopyginae, Creonpyge creon.

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PublishedSeptember 19, 2013

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