So I was just explaining Espejitos over on Facebook and one of my friends who speaks Spanish says it means "little mirrors". I guess I should have asked Cecelia or dug out my old Spanish-English dictionary from high school but I hadn't thought of that. But that's such a fitting name because the silvery spots on the undersides of the wings do indeed look like little mirrors! I'm totally adding this to my trivia now. It's hard to capture in a photo because the spots look white but I can assure you when the sun hits them, they are very silvery. I love learning new things! Here's a couple of pictures from earlier this year showing the underside of the Gulf Frit...I mean, Espejito!
