Lavinia Emperor (Doxocopa lavinia)

Lavinia Emperor (Doxocopa lavinia)

The doxocopas look very similar to the adelphas out in the field, but when you see one with this amazing blue…


Cynosura Eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura)

Cynosura Eighty-eight (Callicore cynosura)

Unfortunately I was unable to get a photo of the upperside of the wings (dorsal) of this cynosura eighty-eight…


Linda Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

Linda Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

The doxocopas look very similar to the adelphas out in the field, as well as during identification at home. It's like…


Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii)

Clymena Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii)

I had a hard time identifying this as clymena eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena marchallii), as all the photos available…


Astarte Eighty-eight (Callicore astarte)

Astarte Eighty-eight (Callicore astarte)

Most focus on the underside of the wings, or ventral, but the dorsal (upperside) is in my eyes equally wonderful. The…


False Numberwing (Paulogramma pyracmon)

False Numberwing (Paulogramma pyracmon)

Most focus on the underside of the wings, or ventral, but the dorsal (upperside) is in my eyes equally wonderful. The…


Amazon Beauty (Baeotus aeilus)

Amazon Beauty (Baeotus aeilus)

This particular location is the “shipyard” of Cristalino Jungle Lodge (where the boats are taken on land), which was…


West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

This West Indian buckeye (Junonia evarete) is old and worn out, but still in good health as it was by no means sitting…


White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

This white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) was one of few species of butterflies I encountered in the fields of Pousada…


Salpensa Sailor (Dynamine tithia salpensa)

Salpensa Sailor (Dynamine tithia salpensa)

There is a 9 km long trail (Poco Preto trail) from the main road that leads to the Iguaçu river, and for me it was…


Ithra Crescent (Ortilia ithra)

Ithra Crescent (Ortilia ithra)

There is a 9 km long trail (Poco Preto trail) from the main road that leads to the Iguaçu river, and for me it was…


Lansdorf’s Crescent (Eresia lansdorfi)

Lansdorf’s Crescent (Eresia lansdorfi)

There is a 9 km long trail (Poco Preto trail) from the main road that leads to the Iguaçu river, and for me it was…