15 Dec 2014
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…
15 Dec 2014
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…
15 Dec 2014
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…
15 Dec 2014
Oil-Diggers (Centris)
This large and powerful species is out of reach for a human most of the time, except when it lands on one of the riverbanks to lick salts from the ground -…
15 Dec 2014
Oil-Diggers (Centris)
This large and powerful species is out of reach for a human most of the time, except when it lands on one of the riverbanks to lick salts from the ground -…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
How incredibly lucky I was that this orchid was in bloom when I came by! These flowers are in pristine condition, and I was totally amazed by their incredible…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum orchid
This is the second species of this incredibly strange genus I found here at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC). Strange, not just by looks, but…
14 Dec 2014
Catasetum schunkei
Catasetum schunkei is a very unusual species of orchid in that it has male and female flowers. Here yous see what appears as two different species - the…
14 Dec 2014
Bignonia aequinoctialis
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…
14 Dec 2014
Bignonia aequinoctialis
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…