Panama Butterfly Photos

Panama Butterfly Photos - Brushfoots

by Will Cook

Here's a selection of Lepidoptera images from a trip to Panama, March 17-April 4, 2004. I managed to photograph about 50 species, though some of the more common ones, such as Blue Morpho and Julia, never perched for a photo. Butterflies were never abundant, but we were there at the end of the dry season. We saw lots of great birds and a few mammals, too. All photos were taken using a Nikon CoolPix 995. Please let me know if you can help with some of the identifications!

Pieridae and Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae

Nymphalidae - Brushfoots

Heliconiinae - Longwings

	Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato)? 3/23/04 - Canopy Tower, Panama.
	Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato)? 4/4/04 - Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama City, Panama.
	Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) 3/27/04 - road to Rio Sereno, west of Volcan, Chiriqui.
	Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) 3/27/04 - road to Rio Sereno, west of Volcan, Chiriqui. Same individual.

Satyrinae - Satyrs

Pink-tipped Satyr (Cithaerias menander)
4/1/04 - near Cabañas Burbayar, Panama/San Blas border. We only saw one, but wow, what a stunner! Another suggestion for a common name - Pink-stained Glass-Satyr (N. Grishin).

	Hesione Satyr (Cissia hesione)? 3/18/04 - Cerro Azul, Panamá province.
	Hesione Satyr (Cissia hesione)? 4/1/04 - Cabañas Burbayar, Panama province (on border with San Blas).
	Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.) 3/22/04 - Canopy Tower, Panama. Looks a lot like our Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius), but the lines on the hindwing seem too straight.
	Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.) 3/27/04 - road to Rio Sereno, west of Volcan, Chiriqui. Very similar to the ones in North Carolina.
	Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes) 4/2/04 - Cabañas Burbayar, Panama. Worn.
	satyr sp. 3/28/04 - Amistad National Park, Chiriqui. Very worn! Possibly a Pindis sp.
	Dull Satyr (Yphthimoides renata) 3/31/04 - near Cabañas Burbayar, Panama/San Blas border. Thanks to Carlos Peña of Stockholm University for the ID of this and the next three photos.
	Chloreuptychia arnaca 4/2/04 - near Cabañas Burbayar, Panama/San Blas border.
	Magneuptychia libye 4/2/04 - Cabañas Burbayar, Panama.
	Cissia terrestris 4/4/04 - Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama City, Panama.
	Cissia confusa? 4/4/04 - Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama City, Panama.

Other Brushfoots

	Sister (Adelpha) sp. 3/19/04 - Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama City, Panama.
	Sister (Adelpha) sp. 3/22/04 - Canopy Tower, Panama.
	Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) 3/24/04 - Achiote Road, Colon.
	Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) 3/24/04 - Achiote Road, Colon.
	Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) 3/24/04 - Escobal Road, Colon.
	White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) 3/21/04 - Canopy Tower, Panama.
	Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) 3/22/04 - Canopy Tower, Panama.
	Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) 3/18/04 - Cerro Azul, Panamá.

Pieridae and Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae

Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu

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