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Butterflies photographed in Costa Rica and nearby
The Plain Longtail – Urbanus simplicius (link to butterflies & moths) is one I’ve seen a lot of as you can see in my Plain Longtail GALLERY or in the top link to butterfliesandmoths that I’ve reported the most of this Central American butterfly. Here’s just two shots. See my gallery above for more . . .
The Brown Longtail – Urbanus procne (my gallery link) is one of 4 different but similar longtails that I see regularly and always have to study their details to identify. Not new, these shots were of the first seen this season back in April. Here’s 3 shots and you can see more in the above-linked gallery or browse through all my Skippers to see the subtle difference in the longtails or see more of these Browns on butterfliesandmoths dot org.
Another new butterfly species for me, seen in June in my Cecropia Tree, the Tailed Cecropian, Historis acheronta (my gallery with 3 shots). A less seen species found from South Texas to Brazil and you can see other photos submitted on butterfliesandmoths. The great variety of butterflies here just continues to keep me searching! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
In addition to a lot of Whites this week, I continue to see a lot of Yellows in my garden with the following three the most common . . .
For more photos, see my Pale Yellow Gallery.
Continue reading “3 Common Yellows this Week”
The last two days I showed the two most active White Butterflies in my garden. Now here’s the other two I’ve seen this year, even if not as attractive nor as active in my garden . . .
Great Southern White link to my gallery for more photos. He is found from the southern states in the U.S. down through Central America.
Godart’s or Felder’s White link to my gallery for more photos. He is found in Costa Rica south to Columbia.
¡Pura Vida!
The second most common White in my garden this year is this new species for me: Howarth’s White – Ganyra howarthi (link to my gallery). Here’s one shot with more in the above gallery. It is easily identified by the one big black dot beside two lesser gray dots, 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
And tomorrow I will share the two other “Whites” that I’m seeing in my garden this year. A busy year for butterflies! 🙂
I’m back to sharing photos from my garden and this particular butterfly has been quite numerous the last few days. And more interesting than some of the many other Whites that I’m getting now. Here’s two shots from this week and you can see more in my White Angled-Sulphur Gallery. The scientific name is Anteos clorinde and they are residents from Argentina up to Mexico, putting Costa rica near the center. Here’s two shots . . .
Being quarantined at home with Covid means I can give more time to finishing my photos from the July trip to Maquenque Eco Lodge and I now have that “Trip Gallery” finished, which I’m pleased with. It is Costa Rica Trip #121 and I continue to feel my trip galleries are the best.
You can click on the first page below to go there or if prefered, here’s the web address: https://charliedoggett.smugmug.com/TRIPS/2024-July-4-9-Maquenque-Eco-Lodge
¡Pura Vida!
Fewer than birds which is expected at my best birding location, but of these 14, 3 are new to me! 🙂 Click the first page image below or go to this address: https://charliedoggett.smugmug.com/TRIPS/2024-July-4-9-Maquenque-Eco-Lodge/BUTTERFLIES
¡Pura Vida!
There are many species of Satyrs (mostly very small) at Maquenque Eco Lodge or almost anywhere else you go in Costa Rica, but I photographed only these two on this visit. The Carolina Satyr , Hermeuptychia sosybius, is one that I also see regularly in my garden in Atenas, while the Simple Satyr, Magneuptychia alcinoe, I’ve seen two other times (At Hotel Banana Azul & Xandari Resort). Those names are linked to my gallery on each, if you wish to see more. Or if you explore my Brushfoots Galleries you will see that I have photos of 21 different species of Satyrs! And to me they are all amazing! 🙂 Here’s the two seen last week . . .
¡Pura Vida!