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Blue Flasher

Astraptes fulgerator

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Field Notes

Notes:

The metallic blue spot in this butterfly is so shiny that it was terribly hard to set up the camera.

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Flasher

Astraptes fulgerator

Reference Link
Rubens Araujo
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Comments (5)
auntnance123
Very nice. Would you venture a guess on this skipper being the same? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8648405
Sergio Monteiro
Rubens, obrigado pela identidade. FluffBerger and Karen, thank you.
KarenL
Interesting! This looks a lot like a long-tailed skipper - without the tails!

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Borboletas do Parana - Butterflies from Parana, Brazil
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 21, 2012

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