Colombia Butterfly Photos - Moths and Caterpillars
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
Moths
| Apatelodidae |
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| Apatelodidae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Colla sp.? (Apatelodidae) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Crambidae |
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| Leaffolder Moth (Desmia sp.) (Crambidae) Similar to Desmia funeralis. El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Erebidae |
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| Erebidae:Arctiinae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Amastus sp. (Erebidae:Arctiinae: Arctiini); El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Agylla sp. (Erebidae:Arctiinae:Lithosiini) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Witch sp. (Erebidae:Erebinae:Thermesiini) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Erebidae:Herminiinae Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/1/2009. |
| Geometridae |
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| Pantherodes sp. (Geometridae), perhaps Blotched Leopard (Pantherodes conglomerata). above Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Pantherodes sp. (Geometridae), perhaps Blotched Leopard (Pantherodes conglomerata). This species is quite photogenic. El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Pantherodes sp. (Geometridae), perhaps Blotched Leopard (Pantherodes conglomerata). Note the smaller moth in the top left, too. El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Sphacelodes sp. (Geometridae), female El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Epimecis sp. (Geometridae) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Epimecis sp. (Geometridae) Related to our Tulip Tree Beauty (E. hortaria). El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/29/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Geometridae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Geometridae Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
| Noctuidae |
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| Noctuidae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Noctuidae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Notodontidae |
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| Notodontidae El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Rosema sp. (Notodontidae) Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/1/2009. |
| Saturniidae |
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| Copaxa sp. (Saturniidae) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/30/2009. |
| Callionima sp. (Sphingidae) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
| Callionima sp. (Sphingidae) Near Lerida, Tolima, Colombia 7/21/2009. |
Miscellaneous
| Left to right: Iridopsis sp. (Geometridae), Sericoptera sp. (Geometridae), Thyatira sp. (Drepanidae:Thyatirinae) El Dorado reserve, Magdalena, Colombia 7/28/2009. |
Caterpillars
| Caterpillar on a cacao pod. Cerulean Warbler Reserve, Santander, Colombia 7/25/2009. |
| Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia 7/31/2009. |
| Piha reserve, Antioquia, Colombia 8/2/2009. |
Thanks to James K. Adams, Georgia Lepidoptera, for helping identify most of the moths on this page!
Pieridae | Riodinidae | Lycaenidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae | Moths and Caterpillars
Comments? Questions? E-mail me at cwcook@duke.edu