Napo Wildlife Center Lepidoptera 09

Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus)

Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus) is a large and very striking butterfly. Should be easy to identify one might think, but as allways there are many…


Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

I wonder what insects are able to digest or damage this Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis) which has covered itself in dense hairs…


Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

The sticky petals of the Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis) will make a very unpleasant trip for any insects wanting to eat or lay…


Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)

What an incredible shape of the sepals! It seems like a stupendous form of art - but this one is alive and stays so well into the ripening of the fruit, which…


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