Brazilian Skipper

I saw this simple little guy with his distinctive three squarish spots two or three times in October and here’s just two of the photos with more to be seen in my Brazilian Skipper Gallery. As the butterfly season slows down here (peak time for me is May-September) I am seeing less of the more colorful butterflies and many more of the skippers. I just roughly counted more than 20 species of skippers photographed in October this year! And around 4 or 5 were new species for me! This one was not new but is a nice little Skipper that is also seen in a good portion of the states.

Brazilian Skipper, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Brazilian Skipper

While at Villa Lapas in Tarcoles last month, I got only one butterfly with a decent photo and it is another semi-unusual or not seen much here butterfly, though on butterfliesandmoths it seems to be quite common in the Eastern USA. It is the Brazilian Skipper, Calpodes ethlius (link to my gallery) and this was my second time to see one. Here’s just one photo . . .

Brazilian Skipper, Hotel Villa Lapas, Tarcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!