The Frosted Flasher, Astraptes alardus (my gallery link) is one of those surprisingly colorful butterflies in the Skipper family. Here’s 4 shots from my garden the other day with more in the gallery linked above.
Frosted Flasher
Frosted Flasher
The Frosted Flasher, Astraptes alardus (butterflies & moths website) is found from Argentina throughout Central America to Mexico and Cuba. This is my first record of one in my garden, though several flashers can look alike. 🙂 The “frosted” is that wide white band on the underneath side of his wing. Here’s 4 photos from yesterday and you can see more in my Frosted Flasher Gallery. The butterflies are abundant here this year! 🙂
