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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Oct 02, 2008

This guy gave me a run for my money. It started raining so we both took shelter. Another one with eyes.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 03, 2008

Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies); it bears some resemblance to Eubagis glauce - see no. 21 at http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imageGalaxy_enlarge.cfm?id_image=5654

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 03, 2008

Great find! It's a Blue-Eyed Sailor, (funny name) Dynamine dyonis:

http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/Blue-eyed.html

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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Oct 03, 2008

That was very smart of you to find that old drawing in the Smithsonian Archives. That certainly is the butterfly. I have searched all the lists of this familly and sub families. I think it must have been re-classified and the genus changed.
The drawings in the SI must be from the late 1800s judging by the typeface of the printing.
6000 species that is a lot of brushfooted butterflies but not all are true brush foots.
I notice in my photo it is possible to see the non operating fore leg.

Eubagis Glauce

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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Oct 03, 2008

How about that. Beautiful photos on the link.
So my butterfly was a female, indigenous to Central America and Mexico and visits Texas. Looking at high res at other photos it does have blue eyes.
Not a common visitor but if I see it again I can tell the sex,
Not an easy subject to photograph as it is in constant motion. However resting it does have its wings partially open.
Thanks fly-girl you have done it again.
Dynamine Dyonis

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