I will be grateful for any help identifying this butterfly. I saw it in February near Tarcoles in western Costa Rica.
Thanks for your help.
Butterfly in Costa Rica
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Re: Butterfly in Costa Rica
Hi David,
This looks like a local subspecies (it's quite pale) of the White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae.
Cheers,
- Pete
This looks like a local subspecies (it's quite pale) of the White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae.
Cheers,
- Pete
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Re: Butterfly in Costa Rica
Yup, thats a White Peacock Anartia jatrophe, saw them myself there in 2005, this is the upperside (not the best picture in the world but good enough to ID)
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Re: Butterfly in Costa Rica
Thank you both. It was so pale I could not convince myself it was a White Peacock. I have photos of others where the marking are much more convincing.
David
David