Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus)

Large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus)

From most angles the large Spurwing (Antigonus nearchus) looks like an all-brown butterfly that's well camouflaged against the mud of the riverbank.…


Napo Wildlife Center Lepidoptera 12

Sootywing (Bolla sp)

Very hard to identify, but beautiful nonetheless! One of the many species visiting the Napo Wildlife Center welcome center. It was one of few species that…


Napo Wildlife Center Lepidoptera 10

Green-shouldered Gorgopas (Gorgopas trochilus)

Green-shouldered Gorgopas (Gorgopas trochilus) is a fantastic mix of green and yellow - almost metallic or iridescent. I first though this was a male…


Firetip (Pyrrhopyge sp)

Firetip (Pyrrhopyge sp)

Little light is reflected, only the red and white is prominent, and only when in certain angles you'll see that it's blue and not really black. I found it in…


Maxillaria acuminata

Maxillaria acuminata

Native range of maxillaria acuminata is Peru to Venezuela.


Maxillaria lepidota

Maxillaria lepidota

Native range of maxillaria lepidota is Peru to Venezuela.


Scaphyglottis sp

Scaphyglottis sp

Help identify it - leave a comment! Scaphyglottis…</p><hr class=

Telipogon hirtzii

Telipogon hirtzii

Native range of telipogon hirtzii is Ecudaor. Altitude 2105 metres.


Prosthechea crassilabia

Prosthechea crassilabia

Native range of prosthechea crassilabia is Central America to South America. Altitude 2109 metres.


Odontoglossum sp?

Odontoglossum sp?

Altitude 2700 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador-0.378333,-78.074167