28 Nov 2012
Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)
Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) was the only butterfly species I encountered here, and only in the open fields of the lodge. Altitude: 1036 metres.…
27 Nov 2012
Linda’s Emperor (Doxocopa linda)
This is from the airstrip in Florida, and being next to Noel Kempff Mercado National Park there are so many different species of butterflies everywhere. The…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea coriacea
As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom, like this palicourea coriacea.…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea coriacea
As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom. Huanchaca Plateau is also called…
26 Nov 2012
Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)
This was my first steps on top of the Huanchaca Plateau (Caparú Meseta), and what a welcome! The deer just looked at me and went on chewing for some time, and…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea sp
As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea sp
As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…
26 Nov 2012
Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)
Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina) is a beautiful butterfly I also saw in Bolivian Amazon. The blue is changing with the angle of the light, so sometimes it…
26 Nov 2012
Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)
During my 2 weeks in the Bolivian Amazon I only had this very brief encounter. They are always on the move, so dependent on the size of the group they can pass…
26 Nov 2012
Mesentina Sister (Adelpha mesentina)
The diversity of butterflies here is staggering, and only when I got home did I see that what I briefly in the field thought of as the same species of Adelpha…