Central America - Honduras

[Kip]

there are so many... best served up slowly... I also have to get the right file sizes to post!! Everyone will be overdosed by the end.

[Kip]

Here is Phocides lilea (polybius), Guava Skipper, the only one I saw, but worthy of mention.
Everything shown on this thread, will have been photographed within 50sq metres of the land set out as a garden by the owners of Emerald Valley. !!

[essexbutterflyer]

Here is Phocides lilea (polybius), Guava Skipper, the only one I saw, but worthy of mention.
Everything shown on this thread, will have been photographed within 50sq metres of the land set out as a garden by the owners of Emerald Valley. !!
240103 Phocides lilea (polybius) ups _ EV Honduras_48A1569.jpeg

50sqm?! Wow!! Amazing butterflies and photos

Will you be posting other butterflies or just (nothing "just" about them though!) skippers?

Zayed

[Kip]

all of them in due course but Skippers were probably the most species numerous and co-operative for photos.. These are Cogia calchas, the Mimosa Skipper.....

[Kip]

Telemiades fides, the Small Telemiades......

and Phanus confusis, the Confusing Ghost-Skipper, a rather attractive medium sized Skipper....

[Kip]

Back in the room now... how about this one.... Callimormus radiola , a tiny gem....

[petesmith]

What a beauty!!!

[David M]

What a beauty!!!

Ditto.

Stunning little butterfly.

[Kip]

I'm glad you see the same in it as me - Here is Panoquina lucas, the Purple-washed Skipper, a nice fresh one, showing well how it got its common name......

[Rogerdodge]

Keep 'em coming Paul.

[Kip]

OK, how about Troyus fabulosus, the "Fabulous Skipper"....

[David M]

Another beauty, Kip. Reminds me of a pale Zeller's Skipper.

[Kip]

I've never seen Zellers, but would like to This one is the Green-backed Ruby-eye, Perichares philetes, .....

[Kip]

Another beautiful couple here, somewhat similar in appearance. They are quite large, approx 3cm wingspan.......

Achlyodes busirus... Giant Sicklewing

Eantis thraso... Southern Sicklewing - particularly like the indigo colouring..

[Pete Eeles]

Wow - very nice indeed, Paul! Loving these posts!

Cheers,

- Pete

[petesmith]

Fantastic Paul - love those Sicklewings! Very envious

[David M]

Wow! Those last two are almost unreal (like an AI-generated butterfly).

Never heard of them before, but they are mightily impressive.

[Kip]

They are both really common in Emerald Valley.... do go there if you have the health and resources, it is a real butterfly paradise, deep in rainforest (which is not held in much regard by Honduras in general). He will collect at the San Pedro Sula airport, and return you there... I just stayed on site for a week, with my hosts, and the butterflies... food provided was fabulous and all in all it was a perfect getaway for a butterfly nut .
More to come shortly....

[Kip]

Three similar "bentwing" skippers, usually butterfly wings are in a flat plane unless deformed, with these, the wing plane is "bent" normally, and very difficult to get in full focus using DSLR .....

Ebrietas anacreon, Common Bent Skipper ....

Gorgythion begga, Variegated Skipper ....

Helias cama, Squared Bent Skipper ....

[Kip]

Two more Skippers...

Echelatus (Anastrus) semipternus... Common Anastrus...

and Xenophanes tryxus, Glassy-winged Skipper...