Golden Melwhite makes me Smile

This is one of the many “high-energy” butterflies and has a crisp bright yellow contrasted with a bright white most of the time, flitting through my garden and beyond! The Golden Melwhite, Melete polyhymnia (linked to my gallery) is found only in Central America with a few strays seen in Columbia, South America. iNaturalist shows a subspecies for only Central America named Melete polyhymnia florinda, Mariposa blanca crema de borde negro Centroamericana. Here’s three shots recently from my garden . . .

Golden Melwhite, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Golden Melwhite, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Golden Melwhite, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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