This is my second time to photograph the Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon istapa, in my garden. The first time, back in November when one was on a Heliconia flower being attacked and eventually eaten by a Jumping Spider. See that blog post. This one was at the top of my garden along the top of the garden wall, flitting from plant to plant. A tiny, thumbnail sized butterfly in the Gossamer Wings Family, Lycaenidae. See both sets of photos in my Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak GALLERY.
Here’s 3 more photos of this guy . . .
See all of the tiny Gossamer Wings in my GALLERY.
¡Pura Vida!
I am heading to Xandari Nature Resort in Alajuela today and hope to have a first post from there late tonight or certainly by tomorrow. And it might be more butterflies, since that is one of the best locations I’ve found for butterflies, BUT, Jan-Mar is our dry season “Windy Time,” making it more difficult for butterflies to fly. So we will see what happens!