New Species: White-striped Longtail

I shake my head in amazement that I keep getting photos of new butterfly species in my own garden in the little coffee farming town of Atenas in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. But here is another one seen last week for the first time: White-striped Longtail, Chioides albofasciatus (linked to my gallery with more photos). And you can see on the butterfliesandmothsMAP that they’ve only been reported from the SW U.S. and Mexico until now, but they are know to appear as far south as Argentina.

White-striped Longtail, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
White-striped Longtail, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
White-striped Longtail, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

And hopefully another post tonight from Maquenque Eco Lodge.

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