Colombia Butterfly Photos - Hairstreak and Blues
by Will Cook
Here's a selection of Lepidoptera images from a trip to Colombia, July 16-August 6, 2009. All photos were taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50, most with the addition of a Sony VCL-M3358 close-up lens. Please let me know if you can help with some of the identifications!
Pieridae | Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae | Moths and Caterpillars
Lycaenidae - Hairstreak and Blues
| Deep-green Hairstreak (Theritas mavors) above Guayabetal, Cundinamarca, Colombia 7/17/2009. |
| Origo Groundstreak (Calycopis origo)? With an engorged mite on its leg! Camino Real Parque Ecologico, La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia 7/19/2009. |
| Origo Groundstreak (Calycopis origo)? Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Pisis Groundstreak (Calycopis pisis)? El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| Camino Real Parque Ecologico, La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia 7/19/2009. |
| El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| Laothus viridicans or Micandra cyda? This beautiful hairstreak flashed purple when it flew. Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/4/2009. |
| Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/25/2009. |
| Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)? El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
| Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)? El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)? El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
Pieridae | Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae | Moths and Caterpillars
Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu