Green on green
In my garden. La Ceja, Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Cyanophrys longula (Mountain Greenstreak)
There are 17 Cyanophrys species, found variously from Mexico to Paraguay. All have metallic green undersides, marked with a row of white dots on the hindwing. All species possess a filamentous tail, but this is usually lost on examples that have been flying for more than a couple of days.
Cyanophrys longula is distributed from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.
This butterfly is found in cloudforest habitats at elevations between about 1400-2400m.
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Cyanophrys%20lo...
Green on green
In my garden. La Ceja, Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Cyanophrys longula (Mountain Greenstreak)
There are 17 Cyanophrys species, found variously from Mexico to Paraguay. All have metallic green undersides, marked with a row of white dots on the hindwing. All species possess a filamentous tail, but this is usually lost on examples that have been flying for more than a couple of days.
Cyanophrys longula is distributed from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela.
This butterfly is found in cloudforest habitats at elevations between about 1400-2400m.
www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Cyanophrys%20lo...