This one has always been a little difficult for me to identify because of the same big black dot and sometimes two gray dots like Howarth’s White, but I believe now that the Giant White, Ganyra josephina (linked to my gallery) is the only White with the turquoise color on antennae and legs. Check my Howarth’s White Gallery to see how similar they are with those black and gray dots confusing me. The following 3 shots from my garden in August I believe are Giant White, based on the turquoise color.
¡Pura Vida!
I love the turquoise on them.
xoxo
Ahhh yes! I remember! Turquoise is your favorite color! It’s amazing how many birds and insects down here in Costa Rica have a touch of turquoise! Like we’re the Santa Fe of wildlife! 🙂
But beyond maybe the motmots, the most popular turquoise in Costa Rica is Rio Celeste in Volcan Tenorio National Park where two different small clear water rivers merge (with 2 different minerals from the volcano) and as they merge they turn to a turquoise color and then go over a beautiful waterfall with its turquoise plunge pool! A tourist favorite! My photo of the waterfall: https://charliedoggett.smugmug.com/Waterfalls/Rio-Celeste-Waterfall/i-RGRFtCR/A
and few years earlier I tried to photograph “The Meeting of the Waters” where the two clear waters merge and turn to turquoise: https://charliedoggett.smugmug.com/TRIPS/2017-March-1822-Celeste-Mountain-Lodge/Rio-CelesteTenorio-Park
We don’t have the turquoise stone used for jewelry in New Mexico, but Costa Rica is famous for its Jade, mainly for the Pre-Columbian carvings that can be seen in the Jade Museum in San Jose.
So we have a little bit of turquoise color here! 🙂
Charlie!!!
Thank you so much for all you sent me in your wonderful reply!!!
xoxoxoxo