Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

There are a few access roads to the Rio Las Piedras which is the only way to the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and on my way back we chose to…


Veined White Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)

Veined White Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte)

There are a few access roads to the Rio Las Piedras which is the only way to the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and on my way back we chose to…


Orcus Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)

Orcus Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus orcus)

There are a few access roads to the Rio Las Piedras which is the only way to the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and on my way back we chose to…


Gurania makoyana UV

Gurania makoyana UV

No unusual patterns in UV light. Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the…


Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata)

Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata)

I found many heliconia species in the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center. This Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) I found…


Gurania sp

Gurania eriantha

Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…


Gurania sp

Gurania eriantha

Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…


Dioclea grandiflora

Dioclea grandiflora

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Dioclea grandiflora

Dioclea grandiflora

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees…


Orchid Tree (Bauhinia)

Orchid Tree (Bauhinia)

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the building of Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an excellent way to get close to flowers on trees and…