Colombia Butterfly Photos - Brushfoots
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
Nymphalidae - Brushfoots
Apaturinae - Emperors
| Doxocopa sp. Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
Biblidinae - Tropical Brushfoots
| Eighty-eight (Diaethria sp.) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Eighty-eight (Diaethria sp.) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Eighty-eight (Diaethria sp.) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Blue Sailor (Dynamine tithia) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Blue Sailor (Dynamine tithia) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Blue Sailor (Dynamine tithia) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Blue Sailor (Dynamine tithia) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| Perisama sp. below El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/29/2009. |
| Perisama sp. below El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/29/2009. |
| Perisama sp.? Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/4/2009. |
| Perisama sp.? Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/4/2009. |
| Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)? Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/1/2009. |
| Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/1/2009. |
Brassolinae - Owl Butterflies
| Owl (Caligo sp.) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/23/2009. |
| Owl (Caligo sp.) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/24/2009. |
| Owl (Caligo sp.) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/24/2009. |
Cyrestinae - Daggerwings
Heliconiinae - Longwings and Fritillaries
| Abananote sp.? Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| Abananote sp.? Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| Abananote sp.? Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| Acraeini sp. Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
| Acraeini sp. Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
| Acraeini sp. Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/25/2009. |
| Longwing (Heliconius sp.) Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| Longwing (Heliconius sp.) Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/26/2009. |
| Erato Longwing (Heliconius erato)? El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
Ithomiinae - Clearwings
| Tigerwing sp.? Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| This is the same butterfly, but taken with natural lighting instead of flash. El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
Limenitidinae - Admirals and Sisters
| Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
| Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
| Smooth-banded Sister (Adelpha cytherea) Goodbye! El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
Morphinae - Morphos
| Antirrhea sp. Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
| Antirrhea sp. Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
Nymphalinae
| Purple-stained Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Purple-stained Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Purple-stained Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Purple-stained Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Purple-stained Daggerwing (Marpesia marcella) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Waiter Daggerwing (Marpesia zerynthia) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Waiter Daggerwing (Marpesia zerynthia) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/25/2009. |
| Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/26/2009. |
| Eresia sp.? Near Libano, Tolima, Colombia 7/20/2009. |
| White Crescent (Janatella leucodesma) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
| White Crescent (Janatella leucodesma) El Paujil reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/22/2009. |
| Serpia Crescent (Tegosa serpia) Camino Real Parque Ecologico, La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia 7/19/2009. |
| Serpia Crescent (Tegosa serpia) Camino Real Parque Ecologico, La Vega, Cundinamarca, Colombia 7/19/2009. |
| Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/25/2009. |
| Crescent (Anthanassa sp.) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Banded Mapwing (Hypanartia dione) above El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/29/2009. |
| Red Mapwing (Hypanartia kefersteini) Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/4/2009. |
| Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/4/2009. |
Pieridae | Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae | Moths and Caterpillars
Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu