Chiomara gundlachi male 23 March 2021 Rafael Freyre by Jose Alberto Perez Hechavarria
Gundlach's Duskywing Chiomara gundlachi is one of the rarest butterflies in the world. It is endemic to Cuba and has only been seen on a handful of occasions. We have been fortunate and seen it twice, once at Guanahacabibes and also near Santa Clara. It is clearly widespread in its distribution from the sparse dots in the new Cuban Field Guide and even Luis Roberto Hernandez who wrote the previous Field Guide back in 2004 had only seen it at two places.
So it was lovely when Jose Alberto Perez Hechavarria posted the above picture on the Facebook page Mariposas y Polillas de Cuba asking for the identification. He took the photo north of Holguin on 23 March 2021. Nothing is known yet of the life cycle - there is so much still to learn.
So it was lovely when Jose Alberto Perez Hechavarria posted the above picture on the Facebook page Mariposas y Polillas de Cuba asking for the identification. He took the photo north of Holguin on 23 March 2021. Nothing is known yet of the life cycle - there is so much still to learn.
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