Heliconius sp

Heliconius sp

This was my farwell to Chalalan, and even though it was raining some butterflies were out feeding on urine or naturally occuring salts. Please help me identify…


Great Orange tip (Anteos menippe)

Great Orange tip (Anteos menippe)

Sometimes you can see quite large gatherings of this species on the riverbanks, and urine is particularly irresistible.


Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)

Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)

Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron) is a large and quite common butterfly on the riverbanks of Madidi.


Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)

Periander Metalmark (Rhetus periander)

A periander metalmark (Rhetus periander) licking salts from the riverbank. On all the riverbanks you'll see many different species of butterflies and bees,…