This is only my second time to see one of these interesting butterflies, and the whole time he was in my garden, he stayed partially hidden behind leaves. The other time was just a half block outside the Roca Verde gate in Boquerón Barrio on 8th Avenue. You can see both sightings in my Ruddy Daggerwing Gallery. This one of several daggerwings is unique because he is orange on top like many other daggerwings, but his underside is “ruddy” (see my feature photo) or sometimes much like a dead leaf and the point of the upper wing is very falcate (hooked) like no other daggerwing. He is found from Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Here’s 3 of my several photos . . .
¡Pura Vida!
You can also browse through my more than 320 other BUTTERFLIES of Costa Rica GALLERY. 🙂
Protest at U.S. Embassy TODAY, 10am-12!
It’s sponsored by the Costa Rica chapter of Democrats Abroad (which I’m a member of) and they are hoping for a large crowd to carry signs along the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Embassy building in San Jose. Homemade signs are best but they will have printed signs you can carry. If you are local and just now learning of it, you can still show up on the sidewalk in front of the embassy around 10 am. There are now thousands of U.S. citizens living as “expats” in Costa Rica, all of us embarrassed by our home country, its ego-filled dictator-wannabe, his embarrassing cabinet, and spineless Republican Congress. It is time for U.S. citizens to RESIST! And from Atenas there’s a 28-passenger bus going! 🙂
RESIST!
And don’t forget to . . .
“Make every day Earth Day.”