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1.57" x 2.32"

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1.57" x 2.32"

Painted or Butterfly Bat (Kerivoula picta), Vespertilionidae

1.57" x 2.32" Sticker. A Painted Bat (Kerivoula picta) in flight. This is a rarely seen species that is widespread throughout much of Southeast Asia. In Thailand these bats roost in the dried tips of dying banana leaves, living in mated pairs, often with a single pup. Their color blends well with the leaves in which they roost, but the purpose for the striking, butterfly-like wing pattern is unknown. When disturbed into flying from roosts during the day, they exhibit a butterfly-like flight, hence their alternate name, Butterfly Bat. Average adult body length is about 4 cm, and weight is approximately 4.5 gms. These bats feed on small, flying insects. Flight

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

1.57" x 2.32" Sticker. A hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in Texas. These bats are long-distance migrators, some traveling all the way from Canada to Mexico and back each fall and spring. Large numbers are now being killed needlessly by careless production of wind energy. Flight

1.57" x 2.32" Sticker. A Yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) in Kenya. These beautiful bats live in monogamous pairs and hunt large insects from perches like flycatcher birds. Flight