26 Nov 2012
Headlight Beetle (Pyrophorus nyctophanus)
What an amazing sight! In the middle of the jungle in absolute darkness - a towering structure more than 2 metres tall - is dotted with countless tiny green…
26 Nov 2012
Smith’s Pixie (Melanis smithiae)
The very first encounter with the smith's pixie (Melanis smithiae) for me in Bolivia, and one of countless gorgeous butterfly species here in Noel Kempff…
25 Nov 2012
Green Mantle (Caria mantinea)
Green Mantle (Caria mantinea) is a very tricky butterfly to follow, and when my salty pants seemed the only interesting spot to land I was out of options and…
25 Nov 2012
Glittering Sapphire (Lasaia agesilas)
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…
22 Nov 2012
Red-barred Amarynthis (Amarynthis meneria)
Red-barred amarynthis (Amarynthis meneria) is one of innumerable species of butterflies and moths found here, this is on the trail from Tuichi river to Santa…
22 Nov 2012
Cleonus Metalmark (Detritivora cleonus)
This is on the trail from Tuichi river to Santa Rosa lake – the much larger neighboring lake to Chalalan. -14.458595,-67.88089
21 Nov 2012
Madidi toad 01
Most of the toads are very well camouflaged, and during the day you'll see them only if they move. Please help me identify it - leave a comment.…
21 Nov 2012
McDiarmid’s Rocket Frog (Allobates mcdiarmidi)
During the day you might not see many frogs, but at night you hear the many frog species around Chalalan. This McDiarmid's rocket frog (Allobates mcdiarmidi)…
21 Nov 2012
Spot-legged poison frog (Epipedobates pictus)
During the day you might not see many frogs, but at night you hear the many frog species around Chalalan. I spotted this spot-legged poison frog (Epipedobates…
20 Nov 2012
Rainbow metalmark (Caria trochilus)
The Caria butterflies are perhaps the most beautiful of all! The colors, patterns and how they are in different angles and light is just mesmerizing, and I…