Tag: Costa Rica Wildlife

All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 07/02/2026 • No comments

Mountain White

🔍 Mountain White | Leptophobia aripa 🦋 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite the “mountain” name and a home range above 2,000m, this butterfly happily wanders into city gardens and vacant lots — its caterpillars have a particular fondness for backyard cabbage patches.

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Nature•Urban| by Carlos Morales • 05/22/2026 • No comments

Central American Agouti

🔍 Central American Agouti | Dasyprocta punctata 🐾 📍 Zoo Ave, La Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Agoutis are one of the few animals strong enough to crack open a Brazil nut shell — making them a critical seed disperser for tropical forests. They…

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