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Fritzgaertneri's Flat

Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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10.1983, -85.8256

Field Notes

Description:

Upperside is brown; forewing has a white band. Underside of hindwing is mottled. Fringes are checkered.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica end of rainy season. Costa Rica north through Mexico. A periodic stray to South Texas and rarely to southern Arizona.

Notes:

Adults fly at dusk and sometimes at dawn. They rest in caves, under highway bridges, and under ledges and leaves during the day..

Species ID Suggestions

Fulvous pied flat

Pseudocoladenia dan

Fritzgaertner's Flat

Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri

Comments (3)

Hesperiidae/Skipper, Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri.
Mr. Gogoi, is the pseudocoladenia dan a native species to asia? this one is from central america.

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