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Jamaican Flasher
Stanley Jones

Jamaican Flasher (Astraptes jaira)

Jamaican Flasher (Astraptes jaira: Hesperiidae) Endemic to Jamaica. Photographed just north of the Village of Arcadia, State of Cornwall, Parish of St. James, in the Cockpit Country, Jamaica. Identification was made by Vaughn Turland an expert on Jamaican butterflies.
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Habitat
Wet limestone forest in the Cockpit Country @ ca. 1500 m elevation.
Location
Photographed just north of the Village of Arcadia, State of Cornwall, Parish of St. James, Jamaica
Date taken
November 2010
Scientific name
Astraptes jaira
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D, Canon lens: 300mm f/4L IS USM, ISO 200, Shutter speed 1/200 with flash, f/4.0

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Butterflies & Moths
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