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Proteides m. mercurius (Fabricius, 1787)
(Mercurial Skipper)

Immatures, page 1

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Proteides mercurius mercurius penpenultimate instar, length 15 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Finca Aurita, 460m, collected on 31-III-2008 as penpenultimate instar, photographed on 31-III-2008
foodplant Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
voucher code 08-SRNP-40792, image code 08-SRNP-40792-DHJ442022.JPG
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius penpenultimate instar, length 15 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Finca Aurita, 460m, collected on 31-III-2008 as penpenultimate instar, photographed on 31-III-2008
foodplant Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
voucher code 08-SRNP-40792, image code 08-SRNP-40792-DHJ442026.JPG
and 08-SRNP-40792-DHJ442021.JPG
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius penpenultimate instar, length 15 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Finca Aurita, 460m, collected on 31-III-2008 as penpenultimate instar, photographed on 31-III-2008
foodplant Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
voucher code 08-SRNP-40792, image code 08-SRNP-40792-DHJ442029.JPG
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius ♂ last instar, length 37 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal,
Rio Blanco Abajo, 500m, collected on 27-IV-2004 as penultimate instar, photographed on 12-V-2004
foodplant Lonchocarpus macrophyllus
voucher code 04-SRNP-2133, image code 04-SRNP-2133-DHJ84048.jpg
and 04-SRNP-2133-DHJ84074.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius ♂ last instar, length 37 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal,
Rio Blanco Abajo, 500m, collected on 27-IV-2004 as penultimate instar, photographed on 12-V-2004
foodplant Lonchocarpus macrophyllus
voucher code 04-SRNP-2133, image code 04-SRNP-2133-DHJ84050.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius ♂ last instar, length 37 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal,
Rio Blanco Abajo, 500m, collected on 27-IV-2004 as penultimate instar, photographed on 12-V-2004
foodplant Lonchocarpus macrophyllus
voucher code 04-SRNP-2133, image code 04-SRNP-2133-DHJ84080.jpg
and 04-SRNP-2133-DHJ84079.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius last instar, length 40 mm
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo,
Vado Zanja Tapada, 550m, collected on 19-VIII-2005 as last instar, photographed on 25-VIII-2005
foodplant Lonchocarpus felipei
voucher code 05-SRNP-59506, image code 05-SRNP-59506-DHJ408771.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius last instar, length 40 mm
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo,
Vado Zanja Tapada, 550m, collected on 19-VIII-2005 as last instar, photographed on 25-VIII-2005
foodplant Lonchocarpus felipei
voucher code 05-SRNP-59506, image code 05-SRNP-59506-DHJ408772.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius last instar, length 40 mm
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo,
Vado Zanja Tapada, 550m, collected on 19-VIII-2005 as last instar, photographed on 25-VIII-2005
foodplant Lonchocarpus felipei
voucher code 05-SRNP-59506, image code 05-SRNP-59506-DHJ408775.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Proteides mercurius mercurius last instar, length 40 mm
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Mundo Nuevo,
Vado Zanja Tapada, 550m, collected on 19-VIII-2005 as last instar, photographed on 25-VIII-2005
foodplant Lonchocarpus felipei
voucher code 05-SRNP-59506, image code 05-SRNP-59506-DHJ408782.jpg
and 05-SRNP-59506-DHJ408784.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/



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