Butterflies of Northern Peru
by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Jeff's Peru Home Page | Jeff's Butterflies Page | Jeff's Nature Page
On these pages are 90+ species of neotropical butterflies of Northern Peru grouped by subfamily and family. Identification references used include Bernard D'Abrera's Butterflies of the Neotropical Region series, DeVries' Butterflies of Costa Rica series, and Feltwell's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies. Big thank yous go to Andrew Neild (author of The Butterflies of Venezuela), who helped with many identifications, Zsolt Bálint (Hungarian Natural History Museum) for identifying the Lycaenids, Stéphane Attal (Perisama sp.), and Tomasz Pyrcz (satyrines, pieridae). Thanks also to Fred Nijhout and Ian Mann for their suggestions. If you know the species of any of these or if you spot any errors, please email me at jspippen@duke.edu All photos were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500. Enjoy!
Northern Peru Butterflies
Swallowtails, Whites, & Sulphurs | Hairstreaks, Blues, & Metalmarks | Brushfoots-1 | Brushfoots-2 | Skippers
Owl Butterflies, etc. (Nymphalidae, subfamily Brassolinae)
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Eryphanis aesacus
This HUGE butterfly was found along the road to Leymebamba from Abra Patricia
2 Oct 2003 |
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Browns, Satyrs, etc. (Nymphalidae, subfamily Satyrinae)
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Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.)?
Tamborapa, ca. 600m 25 Sep 2003 |
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Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.)?
Along the road to Oracuza, ca. 500m 25 Sep 2003 |
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Satyr (Cissia sp. or Euptychia sp.?)
Tamborapa, ca. 600m 25 Sep 2003 |
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Satyr (Cissia sp. or Yphthimoides sp.?)
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Satyr sp. (Cissia or Yphthimoides?)
Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 1 Oct 2003 |
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Perhaps Two-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia metaleuca) or Hesione Satyr (Cissia hesione)
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Oressinoma typhla
Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 30 Sep 2003 |
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Pronophila colocasia
Abra Patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003 |
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Paraedaliodes parepa
Hacienda el Limó, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003 |
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Panyapedaliodes drymaea
Hacienda el Limón, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003 |
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Steremnia misella
Hacienda el Limón, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003 |
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Steremnia monachella
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 7 Oct 2003 |
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Pedaliodes jelskii
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
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Panyapedaliodes monticola
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
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Pedaliodes monticola
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
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Pedaliodes paneis
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
A pair of Pedaliodes paneis
La Montañita, ca. 3200m; 8 Oct 2003
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Lasiophila cirta cirta La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
Lasiophila cirta cirta La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
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Corades cistene generosa
Check out those orange antennae!
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
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Corades ulema mirianae
Abra Patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003
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same individual as above
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Manerebia ignilineata jalca
La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003 |
Nymphalidae, subfamily Charaxinae
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Memphis sp.
This very fast flying lep did not allow close approach for photography! It appeared quite dark (almost black) above in flight.
El Paraiso, ca. 400m
27 Sep 2003 |
Morphos (Nymphalidae, subfamily Morphinae)
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Morpho sp.
These are really tough to photograph, but here's a blurry action shot. I never saw one perched.
Tamborapa, ca. 600m 25 Sep 2003 |
Northern Peru Butterflies
Swallowtails, Whites, & Sulphurs | Hairstreaks, Blues, & Metalmarks | Brushfoots-1 | Brushfoots-2 | Skippers
Created on ... November 2, 2003 | Update on ... August 1, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com