Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1113026

Dark Calephelis
Calephelis velutina

Observation date: October 19, 2016
Date notes: Date stamp + 1hr
Submitted by: nyoni-pete
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: February 22, 2025
Coordinator notes: At first I was convinced that this is Charis anius, Anius Metalmark and requested the addition of this species to BAMONA. After a long wait, I studied it again and believe it can just about as easily be identified as Calephelis velutina, Dark Calephelis. My only concern at first was that there is no orange on this one as most of the photos in BAMONA have, but I looked again and some under Dark Calephelis do not have the orange line, so I'm going to try it there and hopefully someone will correct me if not correctly placed.
Checklist region(s): Costa Rica, Alajuela