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| Blue Mountains, 1200 meters, Jamaica; 7/81 ssp. pelaus | Rd to Rancho Arribo near Nizao, Dominican Republic June 27 1988 ssp imerius |
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| Prov Santiago, Cuba Aug 1935 ssp atkinsoni | Prov Santiago, Cuba Aug 1935 ssp atkinsoni female |
| Thanks to Jim for the atkinsoni photos! |
Known from eastern Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola, eastern
Puerto Rico, and NW St Croix. Local and often rare, but may be locally
common at times in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Prefers wet montane
"rain" forests. The Cuban race has prominent red on the HW. A swift flier
and very difficult to find in good condition.
imerius
- Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St Croix. Locally common in the Dominican
Republic, but rare and very local in Puerto Rico and St Croix. The St Croix
population has apparently survived the devastation of hurricane Hugo in
1989 as the larva was found feeding on cultivated tangerine
trees in Feb 2000 (No adults were seen.)
atkinsini
- Cuba very local and not common
pelaus
- Jamaica (shown above), locally common