Actinocephalus polyanthus

Actinocephalus polyanthus

The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…


Eriocaulon majusculum

Eriocaulon majusculum

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of eriocaulon majusculum is southeastern Brazil.


Eriocaulon majusculum

Eriocaulon majusculum

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of eriocaulon majusculum is southeastern Brazil.


Paepalanthus itatiaiensis

Paepalanthus itatiaiensis

Native range of paepalanthus itatiaiensis is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Paepalanthus itatiaiensis

Paepalanthus itatiaiensis

Paepalanthus itatiaiensis grows in the soggiest parts in Itatiaia. Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range is southeastern Brazil.


Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)

Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm, and here I found several…


Heliconius sp

Heliconius sp

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…


Annulata Beauty (Colobura annulata)

Annulata Beauty (Colobura annulata)

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…


Ortilia gentina

Ortilia gentina

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…


Orsilochus Daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus)

Orsilochus Daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus)

This orsilochus daggerwing (Marpesia orsilochus) was seemingly quite territorial, as I found it either on the ground or on the vegetation in the same area…