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