5 “Lifer” Butterflies

I got only half as many butterfly species this October as I did in September of last year at Hotel Banana Azul (16 vs 33), but even then I photographed 5 new species for me, all kind of plain and brownish, and all but 1 Skippers. But they still add to my butterfly photo collection with now about 305 species in my Butterflies & Moths of Costa Rica Gallery. Here’s those 5 new species from my recent Caribe trip . . .

Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon),
Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris),
Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
Godma Tufted Skipper or Guatemalan Nison (Nisoniades godma),
Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
Three-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus), Maybe! I’m not positive on this ID.
Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica
Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata),
Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

And now the gallery is completed: 2024 Banana Azul BUTTERFLIES! Where you can see all 16 species that I photographed in Caribe Sur this year. Since I first wrote this I have completed the entire Trip Gallery! 🙂

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