Guatemalan Crescent
Tegosa guatemalena (H. Bates, 1864)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification:
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Range: East and West Mexico, south to Guatemala and Belize (BoA)
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jan 26, 2024
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 30, 2024
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Observation date: Dec 29, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 23, 2023
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Observation date: Feb 25, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: La Libertad, El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 14, 2023
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Observation date: Jan 29, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Ana, El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 14, 2023
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Observation date: Nov 30, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 27, 2023
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Observation date: Jan 12, 2022
Submitted by: David F Smith
Region: Oaxaca, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 21, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 18, 2019
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Observation date: Feb 12, 2014
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Mar 09, 2014