First the metalmarks a very hard group of butterflies.
White-banded Metalmark, Hypophylla sudias Male, the female has the white band. This little metalmark would fly around flashing that brilliant blue and land under leaves to hide. This photo was taken from the ground up with flash to fill in the colors.
Saw just this one at Rio on Pools.
Saw just this one at Rio on Pools.
Barnes Metalmark, Detritivora barnesi also called the Cloaked Scintillant depending on where you find the common name. We saw lots of these they liked sunny spots in the forest and would land in the sun after chasing each other.
Fire-banded metalmark, Panaropsis elegans
Saw just this one at Rio on Pools.
Red-bordered Pixie, Melanis pixe
I;ve seen these gems in Southern Texas, well worth the search for them.
Found this near Blue Hole in an orange grove next to a river,
One of the whites we saw
One of the whites we saw
Common Melwhite, Melete lycimnia isandra
We found a weedy yard full of these on these flowers.
Above and below
Gaudy Checkerspot, Chlosyne g. gaudialis
There were 3 of these all fresh like this one. In the orange grove near Blue Hole.
There were 3 of these all fresh like this one. In the orange grove near Blue Hole.
Guatemalan Crescent, Tegosa guatemalena
We saw lots of these orange beauties.
Flag Skipper, Moeris striga stroma
Saw two of these little beauties!
Turk's-cap White Skipper, Heliopetes macaira
They have these in Texas.
Least Heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
Also called Juliette, the larger ones in the USA are called Julias.
Tiger Heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
These gave us quite the show!
Queen, Danaus gilippus
These are common in the southern US
Above and below
Guatemalan Catone, Catonephele mexicana,
Guatemalan Catone, Catonephele mexicana,
Smooth-banded Sister, Adelpha cytherea
One of my favorite group of butterflies!
And the last one.
