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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

Comments (9)

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...
Great, how did you see it? It is green like everything around :)
I was lucky, this was my first time seen this kind of butterfly...
wow..green butterfly, never seen here..thanks for the sharing..
Jonathan, how do you do it? such sperb pictures and background has a lot to do with a picture.
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PublishedMay 15, 2011

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