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Deep-green Hairstreak butterfly

Theritas mavors

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Field Notes

Description:

Small butterfly about 2.5 cm long pale green color, It was laying eggs on a Pentaclethra macroloba tree.

Habitat:

Rain Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Theritas Butterfly

Theritas mavors

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Comments (9)
Jonathan Sequeira
Last year I saw this for my first time , in the forest, this year I have seen it several times in my house in San Jose...For sure it is Beautiful...
CataAna
Great, how did you see it? It is green like everything around :)
Jonathan Sequeira
I was lucky, this was my first time seen this kind of butterfly...
Sally Chuang
wow..green butterfly, never seen here..thanks for the sharing..
alicelongmartin
Jonathan, how do you do it? such sperb pictures and background has a lot to do with a picture.

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