Tuxtla Leaftail

This Tuxtla Leaftail flew below us as we watched for dragonflies from a bridge spanning a small creek at La Selva reserve in Costa Rica on 15 July 2017. Streams are their preferred habitat, although they are occasionally found away from shading streams. They also venture into more sunny areas of the creeks. Males often perch on stream-sides, waiting to make amorous or aggressive pursuit flights when other Tuxtla Leaftails fly along the waterway. This leaftail ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica.