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Metalmark butterfly

Calephelis schausi

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

this little guy is about the size of a quarter.

Habitat:

tropical dry forest of NW Costa Rica 7 weeks into the six month dry season

Reference Links:

Calephelis schausi (pinned specimens)

Species ID Suggestions

Calephelis sp.
bayucca
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Welcome! You obviously trust my ID, I think it fits quite well, but with the tricky Calephelis I am not 100% sure about Schausi (only 95%;-)...).
bayucca
My guess would be Calephelis schausi: http://www.neotropicalbutterflies.com/Site%20Revision/Pages/Metalmark_%20Pages/Riodinini_Tribe/Riodinini_Pages/Calephelis_schausi.html http://butterfliesofamerica.com/calephelis_schausi.htm But you know it is not really serious to ID closer than the genus in Calophelis. Many of them were even identified in the 70's of the last century.

Spotted for Missions

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Paso Pacifico Survey
Mission
El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 11, 2012

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