Astraptes fulgerator azul

in our garden, Altura de Guanacaste

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I'm a bit in doubt on what to do here. This is definitely a so-called "firetip", but I'm unsure if the exact species is correct. In particular I'm trying to find a reference photos that is all-blue like you show here. For the species you mention, I can't find it yet. I did find this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/1262971824/

What do you think? Posted 10 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  thanks a lot I have found my error last night but had no internet to correct it (happens here all the time) and guess what we found the same thing. Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    No worries, and thanks for confirming :) Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. Annette Flottwell
      
      Lion
      
      thanks a lot for the nice compliments. I can only say I am so glad I found you. This appeals much more to me than flickr groups who 'identify' species by saying 'I saw this in the bug group'. Posted 10 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thank you so much. Just know that I don't have a biological background, yet if we all put our heads together, we usually can get to pretty reliable species identifications. Posted 10 years ago

Annette Flottwell

Lion

You are right I made an error, I took somebodies word for it. I should have checked.
it should be Astraptes fulgerator azul or
Astraptes tucuti with a bit of tail missing.

Posted 10 years ago

The Two-barred Flasher

The Two-barred Flasher is a cryptic species complex in the spread-wing skipper butterfly genus "Astraptes". It ranges all over the Americas, from the southern USA to northern Argentina.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant