Pierella lena

Pierella lena

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Many are so well…


Blue-banded Morpho (Morpho achilles)

Blue-banded Morpho (Morpho achilles)

Morphos are mesmerizing! In flight you see the flash of blue, but when they sit they're invisible as they almost never open the wings and the underside is like…


Physalaemus sp

Physalaemus sp

It looks much like Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus), but I'm not certain, as I don't recall whether this one had the miauing sound or not. So any ID…


Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus) is a truly amazing butterfly, and as I recall the only one of the species I encountered here at SouthWild Pantanal. Here it's visiting…


Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus)

Whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus)

The sound of the whistling frog (Physalaemus albonotatus) is hilarious, and I immediately wanted it as a ring tone! Especially fascinating when you reach a…


Leptodactylus chaquensis

Leptodactylus chaquensis

This frog, a leptodactylus chaquensis, was one of several of the species roaming the ground around the buildings of SouthWild Pantanal. I had to be careful…


Thoasa Sister (Adelpha thoasa)

Thoasa Sister (Adelpha thoasa)

Another species in the Adelpha genus! Some are very hard to identify as the patterns look very similar, but this thoasa sister (Adelpha thoasa) is of the easy…


Julia (Dryas iulia)

Julia (Dryas iulia)

Julia (Dryas iulia) turned up as I was photographing flowers alongside one of the trails around SouthWild Pantanal.


Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)

Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)

A gray cracker (Hamadryas februa) is not easy to spot when resting. On a tree not far from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre I saw several species of crackers in…


Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)

Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)

Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) is not easy to spot when resting. On a tree not far from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre I saw several species of crackers…