Ecuador Butterfly Photos - Blues and Hairstreaks
by Will Cook
Here's a selection of Lepidoptera images from a trip to Ecuador, November 17-December 7, 2007. I managed to photograph about 90 species. We saw lots of great birds, too. 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 - Blues and Hairstreaks
| This looks a bit like a hairstreak, but could be a metalmark. Yanacocha, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
| Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Reserva Mangaloma, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
| Reserva Mangaloma, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
| Same individual. Reserva Mangaloma, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
Pieridae | Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae | Moths and Caterpillars
Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu