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Four-spotted Sailor
Stanley Jones

Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta)

Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta: Nmphalidae) The attractive little butterfly has a wingspan of ca. 7.0-8.3 cm (2.75-3.25 in). Photographed northeast of Liberia in Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Cordillera de Guanacaste, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica at ca. 700 m (2,297 ft) elevation. Open shrubby area adjacent to lower montane cloud forest with scattered small active fumaroles.
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Habitat
Open shrubby area adjacent to lower montane cloud forest with scattered small active fumaroles at ca. 700 m (2,297 ft) elevation.
Location
Northeast of Liberia in Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Cordillera de Guanacaste, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Date taken
November 2011
Scientific name
Dynamine postverta
Equipment used
Canon 50D with a Canon EF 300mm f4L IS USM lens, ISO 320, Shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/9.
ChrisKten
I get the "four spotted" part (I assume there's two spots on each wing), but I'm struggling with the "sailor" part of the name|=)| Great capture and BF, Stanley, well done
 
bru.b
A beautifully composed image of this tropical butterfly and setting,Stanley.
 

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