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Crimson Patch

Chlosyne janais

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

I saw several of these butterflies on wildflowers along a dirt road that ran through low mountainous rainforest, between San Isidro de la General and Dominical in Costa Rica.

Habitat:

The Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais), also known as the Janais Patch, is a common New World butterfly found from Colombia north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas.

Adults inhabit the periphery of lowland tropical to subtropical forests, fields, and along streams, where they feed on flower nectar.

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PublishedNovember 12, 2013

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