Mercurial skipper

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are dark brown with light brown fringe and orange bases on the upperside. The body (head and thorax) are also orange on the upperside and the abdomen is black with transverse yellow bands. The forewings have a central oblique band consisting of four white spots. The postdiscal region of the forewings and everywhere except the base and dorsum of the hindwings are light brown. 

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Habitat:

Larval food plantAndira inermis, Dalbergia retusaLonchocarpus felipeiLonchocarpus guatemalensisLonchocarpus macrophyllusLonchocarpus orotinusMachaerium seemanniiPiscidia carthagenensis (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food: Flower nectar of Ageratum

Reported from: Friendship (Region 6), Bartica (Region 7)