While this is not a common one for me to see, I did see it this month in my garden, so I’m counting it as the fourth “late butterfly.” The Tropical Checkered Skipper, Pyrgus oileus, has been incorrectly called “Tropical Checkerspot” though it is clearly identified as a Skipper, found throughout Central America and the Caribbean Islands and in most deep south states of the U.S. Here’s two shots from my garden in Atenas:
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¡Pura Vida!