Eumaeus minyas

Eumaeus minyas

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation…


Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the…


ARCC lepidoptera 04 (Caeruleuptychia sp)

ARCC lepidoptera 04 (Caeruleuptychia sp)

There are many trails around Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and although many find the forest dark and…


Pythonides grandes

Pythonides grandes

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation…


ARCC lepidoptera 02

ARCC lepidoptera 02

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation…


Pierella lena

Pierella lena

I found many butterflies around the dark forest floor of the forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation…


Blue-banded Morpho (Morpho achilles)

Blue-banded Morpho (Morpho achilles)

Morphos are mesmerizing! In flight you see the flash of blue, but when they sit they're invisible as they almost never…


Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus) is a truly amazing butterfly, and as I recall the only one of the species I encountered here at…


Thoasa Sister (Adelpha thoasa)

Thoasa Sister (Adelpha thoasa)

Another species in the Adelpha genus! Some are very hard to identify as the patterns look very similar, but this thoasa…


Julia (Dryas iulia)

Julia (Dryas iulia)

Julia (Dryas iulia) turned up as I was photographing flowers alongside one of the trails around SouthWild Pantanal.……


Eurema agave

Eurema agave

A eurema agave sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.


Common Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)

Common Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)

In some areas by the rivers and under fruiting trees I found plenty of common spurwing (Antigonus erosus), and when…