Frosted flasher
Wing span: 5.1–6.4 cm (Lotts & Naberhaus, 2017)
Identification: The wings are dark brown on the upperside and a lighter brown on the underside. The base of the upperside wings are iridescent blue-green. The underside of the hindwings has white termenal margins and white fringes (Lotts & Naberhaus, 2017).
Variation:
Behaviour:
Habitat:
Larval food plant: Erythrina costaricensis, Erythrina lanceolata (Warren et al., 2013)
Adult food: Bird droppings or flower nectar (Lotts & Naberhaus, 2017) of species such as Ageratum and Stachytarpheta
Reported from: Bartica (Region 7)