Metallic Pennans, Idiataphe cubensis, are found from Central America into central South America. One key feature to their identification is their dark coloration. In other species in the genus, males are often found near water. Females seldom approach water except when they lay eggs (
https://www.biologie-seite.de/Biologie/Idiataphe)—so this individual is probably a male. I photographed it along the Laguna del Lagarto Lodge ponds on 13 July 2017.
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