Symbolanthus elisabethae

Symbolanthus elisabethae

Symbolanthus elisabethae has a large flower that is like a beacon of color in the greens of the montane forest, right next to the Roraima wall. It's pollinated…


Celiantha imthurniana

Celiantha imthurniana

This celiantha imthurniana grows close to the plateu of Roraima in the montane forest. It was raining on my way up, so photography was not an option, but I was…


Rogersonanthus quelchii

Rogersonanthus quelchii

I didn't find many of rogersonanthus quelchii in bloom - either the flowers were messed up by insects and birds, or simply past blooming.


Helia alata

Helia alata

Helia alata grows alongside the trail to Roraima. Native range is from Nicaragua to Ecuador to northern South America.


Curtia tenuifolia

Curtia tenuifolia

A very small flower and the plant itself is barly visible in between the grasses alongside the trail to Roraima. Native range is Mexico to tropical South…


Fløyelsringvinge (Erebia ligea)

Fløyelsringvinge (Erebia ligea)

Ser ikke fløyelsringvinge (Erebia ligea) så ofte i hagen, men flyr og oppholder seg som her ved veikanten ovenfor Sandbukta, og i skogen videre innover. Denne…


Gullringvinge (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Gullringvinge (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Gullringvinge (Aphantopus hyperantus) ligner ikke en typisk gullringvinge som har 8 ringer, 2 per vinge, men er likevel en sådan. Den var et rolig og åpent…


Skogringvinge (Pararge aegeria)

Skogringvinge (Pararge aegeria)

Skogringvinge (Pararge aegeria) er en godt kamuflert sommerfugl. Denne skremte jeg opp fra stien ned til Ingierstrand, der bekken renner ved flom, og ville…