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
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