Subject: Costa Rican Black with blue butterfly
Location: north east Costa Rica
October 7, 2015 10:58 am
I can’t identify this beautiful butterfly (moth?) I saw near the Braulio Carrillo National Park in Costa Rica. Help?
Signature: Maroland
Dear Maroland,
We believe we have correctly identified your lovely butterfly as a Lyra Metalmark, Lyropteryx lyra cleadas, or a closely related species, thanks to the Butterflies of America website. There are also some nice images on the Neotropical Butterflies site.
Hi Daniel and Maroland:
I believe it may be a similar metalmark, the White-dashed Metalmark (Necyria duellona ssp.) The species shows considerable variability, but the white rays on the forewings never extend to the wing tips as they do in Lyropteryx lyra. Regards, Karl
Thanks for that link Karl. It must be getting cold in your neck of the woods. We love getting your comments and corrections.