Variable blue-skipper

Wing span:

Identification: The wings are dark brown with dark brown fringe. The forewings have four central white spots and four subapical white spots. The costa and submarginal areas of the forewings have a blue tinge. The hindwings also have a blue tinge with dark brown veins, except at the margins along the termen and apex (which are dark brown). On the upperside, the base and costa of the hindwings do not have the blue tinge. The body is dark brown on the upperside and light brown on the underside. 

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plantSiparuna thecophora (Warren et al., 2013)

Adult food:

Reported from: Mabaruma (Region 1), Bartica & Kamarang River (Region 7), Kaieteur & Potaro River (near Tukeit) (Region 8), Rewa Eco-lodge (Region 9), Demerara River