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Thasus Metalmark
Stanley Jones

Thasus Metalmark (Hyphiliaria thasus)

Thasus Metalmark (Hyphiliaria thasus: Riodinidae) Wingspan ca. 2.5 cm (1.0 in). Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama Province, Panama. Tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 29 m (95 ft) elevation.
Location
Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama Province, Panama.
Date taken
December 2017
Scientific name
Hyphiliaria thasus
Equipment used
Canon
Muso
Stunning pic of this beautiful subject Stanley! Not sure he wants to stand out that much against the leaf though....!
 
delia todd
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Gosh!!! That's one that gets your eyes confused, isn't it!!!

A super picture Stanley - many thanks for showing him to us laddie.
 
Doc Duck
WOW! Not exactly camouflaged, but maybe predators get dizzy just looking at this one :eek!:
 

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