12 Dec 2014
Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)
Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…
12 Dec 2014
Black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
Where there's water there's a black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), and the oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is no…
18 Nov 2013
Blackish Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigrescens)
Nightjars are naturally hard to see as they're nocturnal, but you definitely hear them and if you use their sound you can often locate them with a flashlight.…
12 Nov 2013
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
As I was slowly moving on the river of Fazenda San Francisco I noticed this black-capped donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) in a dense thicket on the…
8 Nov 2013
Leopard Moth (Pantherodes pardalis)
Leopard Moth (Pantherodes pardalis) is a striking moth that definitely does not blend with the surroundings. It rests here alongside the trail down the Iguaçu…
29 Nov 2011
Calceolaria tripartita
One of several very similar in the Calceolaria genus and grows commonly at this altitude. Calceolaria tripartita is native to Mexico to Peru. Altitude 3083…
23 Jul 2011
Burotstengelvikler (Epiblema foenella)
Burotstengelvikler (Epiblema foenella) er et ganske lite insekt, og en av de mange viklerartene som flyr inn gjennom de åpne vinduene. Som navnet tilsier er…
18 Jul 2011
Heggspinnmøll (Yponomeuta evonymella)
Heggspinnmøll (Yponomeuta evonymella) er en liten, men lett gjennkjennelig sommerfugl som nok er mest beryktet som larve. Enkelte år kan store og modne hegg…
13 Jul 2011
Krattrosevikler (Notocelia roborana)
Krattrosevikler (Notocelia roborana) er en relativt liten nattsommerfugl som flyr gjennom de åpne viduene og inn mot innelyset denne julinatten. Larvene…