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| Doxocopa pavon - Pavon Emperor (male) |
Pavon Emperor and Gulf Fritillary, that is. These are not uncommon butterflies in Central America.
In Doxocopa emperors the proboscis (or 'tongue'), here only partially visible, is green. Pavon Emperors, in the genus Doxocopa, are nymphalid butterflies, a family popularly known as brushfoots. Like all insects, the brushfoots have six legs, but the first pair of legs are greatly reduced in size - and in Doxocopa emperors, green.
Female Pavon Emperors have a wider white band on the undersides of the forewing and hindwing, and an upperwing pattern similar to Adelpha sisters. Only the males have a beautiful purple gloss on the upperwings, some of which is visible in the photo below.
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| Doxocopa pavon - Pavon Emperor (male) |
Gulf Fritillaries are found from the southern United States south through Central and northern South America. They sometimes stray further north.
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| Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary |
Brushfoots also, their front feet are quite reduced.
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| Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary |
I photographed both individuals in Suchitoto, El Salvador, last Saturday.
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