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Wildlife Spotting

Photo by RicardoJ
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Field Notes

Description:

Like a moth with a fake head on its tail.

Habitat:

Bushes in a park.

Species ID Suggestions

Caulonia Groundstreak

Calycopis caulonia

Reference Link
DinDjarin
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Comments (1)
Leuba Ridgway
Nice spotting !. It's a butterfly from Family: Lycaenidae . they are called Hairsteaks. Probably a Red-banded hairstreak like the one in the link below: http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Bfly%20pages/Central%20American%20Butterflies%20page%202.htm
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014

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