Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1377792

Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus

Observation date: April 05, 2024
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In my garden, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: April 09, 2024
Coordinator notes: I'm thinking that this might be a Central American sub-species of the Brephidium exilis, but with the slight differences, it still seems to fit this species. I welcome any other ID considerations! And I got some! Thanks to Nick Morgan, I'm changing this to Ceraunus Blue, Hemiargus ceraunus, which I believe is probably a better match. But I disagree that Brephidium exilis does not likely live in Costa Rica - just not recorded yet. :-)
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica