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Hello friends, more than a month ago, very early in the morning I went out to take a tour of the patio to see the plants and look for something interesting to photograph. I found a butterfly clinging to a lantana flower bud.
Hola amigos, hace más de un mes, en la mañana muy temprano salí a hacer un recorrido por el patio a ver las plantas y buscar algo interesante que fotografiar. Encontré una mariposa asida de un botón de flor de lantana.
It looked like she was asleep because I got pretty close and it didn't move. I also thought that it might have just come out of her cocoon. Plus it wasn't a known species to me.
Parecía que estaba dormida porque me acerqué bastante y no se movió. Pensé también que quizá acababa de salir de su capullo. Además no era una especie conocida para mi.
I got closer little by little and taking pictures at the same time.
To my surprise, it seemed not to notice my presence. When I tried to change the position to photograph it from another angle and with its wings spread, it flew away quickly.
Me fuí acercando poco a poco y tomando fotografías al mismo tiempo.
Para mi sorpresa pareció no notar mi presencia. Cuando traté de cambiar la posición para fotografiarla desde otro ángulo y con las alas desplegadas, salió volando rápidamente.
That is the reason why I was only able to take a few photos of it with its wings closed, but I quickly managed to find the scientific name of the species: Opsiphanes cassina.
Esa es la razón de por qué solo le pude tomar unas pocas fotos con las alas cerradas, pero logre rápidamente dar con el nombre científico de la especie: Opsiphanes cassina.
It is a lepidopteran of the nymphalidae family that lives in our tropical region, from sea level to 1400 meters.
Es un lepidóptero de la familia nymphalidae que habita en nuestra región tropical, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 1400 metros.
It has a wingspan of about 5 centimeters.
The ventral side of its wings has
ocelli, lines and spots of different shades of brown, while the ventral side is orange or dark yellow, also with lines and spots of different shades.
Tiene unos 5 centímetros de envergadura.
El lado ventral de sus alas tiene
ocelos, lineas y manchas de diferentes tonalidades de marrón, mientras que el lado ventral es naranja o amarillo oscuro, también con líneas y manchas de diferentes tonos.
It is a shame not to have been able to photograph it with its wings open because its dorsal side is very different from its ventral side, as well as being more colourful.
Es una lástima no haber podido fotografiarla con las alas abiertas porque su lado dorsal es muy distinto al ventral, además de más colorido.
Its larvae feed on
Cocos nucifera and other palm species, of which they can become a pest.
Adult individuals are resistant to drought and shelter under palm fronds during the day.
Sus larvas se alimentan de
Cocos nucifera y otras especies de palma, de las que pueden convertirse en plaga.
Los individuos adultos son resistentes a las sequías y se guarecen debajo de las hojas de las palmeras durante el dia.
In Costa Rica they are observed in greater numbers towards the Pacific coast during the rainy season, while in dry periods they apparently migrate to the Atlantic side.
En Costa rica se observan en mayor cantidad hacia la costa Pacífica durante la época de lluvias, mientras que en periodos de sequía aparentemente migran hacia el lado Atlántico.
This butterfly is also known as the Split-banded Owl Butterfly.
Esta mariposa también es conocida como la Mariposa Búho de Banda Dividida.
All the photos were taken by myself, @elentogether, with my Xiaomi Redmi 9C smartphone, on December 17, 2022, in the Libertador municipality, Carabobo state, Venezuela.
Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mi misma, @elentogether, con mi teléfono inteligente Redmi 9C de Xiaomi, el dia 17 de diciembre de 2022, en el municipio Libertador, estado Carabobo, Venezuela.
For information gathering I used Naturalista and Wikipedia articles.
Para reunión de información utilicé artículos de Wikipedia y Naturalista.
Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post.
Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi publicación.
Imagen hecha con Canva y Paint.Translated with / Traducido con: Google translator.
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References / Referencias:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsiphanes_cassina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyespot_(mimicry)
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_nucifera
https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/148693-Opsiphanes-cassina
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