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Electron Pixie

-Melanis electron

Photo by HemaShah
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Habitat:

Seen in Manuel Antonio Park

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Comments (6)

No wonder the guides were excited when they saw this one!!
They are tricky to photograph ,because they often hide underneath leaves .
Paul, thnks for help with all the other ID;s and this one too. Love the name "Electron Pixie" It was sheer visual delight !Could not get a picture though.
This is an Electron Pixie ----Melanis electron , probably Melanis electron melantho , the border colour can be yellow ,orange or sometimes red
Visually it was very pretty. It was resting with its wings open. I didn't get a chance to see it in flight. I did get to see the blue morphos in flight and it was truly mind blowing .Such huge spectacular butterflies!
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019

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