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
Brushfoots (Nymphalidae, subfamily Nymphalinae)
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Eighty sp. (Paulogramma peristera)
Several butterflies in this group are named for the number resembling the pattern in the hindwing.
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 26 Sep 2003 |
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Perisama canoma lamasi
Abra patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003 |
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same individual as above |
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Perisama philinus descimoni
Abra patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003 |
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Dynamine setabis
Abra patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003 |
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Adelpha cytherea (closely related to North American sisters & admirals)
El Paraiso ca. 400m elevation. 27 Sep 2003. |
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Hypanartia lethe Abra Patricia, ca. 1900m 30 Sep 2003 |
same individual |
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Hypanartia cinderella This is a recently described species, very similar to H. kefersteini, which is what I originally thought this was. (Thanks Andrew Nield!) Sitting on my camera case! Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 1 Oct 2003 |
same individual |
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Hypanartia lindigii Sitting on someone's (Derb's or Dan's) pantleg! La Montañita, ca. 3200m 7 Oct 2003 |
same individual |
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Rusty-tipped PageSiproeta epaphus
Abra Patricia, ca. 2000m 29 Sep 2003 |
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Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Abra Patricia, ca. 1500m 1 Oct 2003 |
same individual |
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Junonia vestina (One of the Buckeyes)
Santa Eulalia Valley around 3000m elevation. 19 Sep 2003. |
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Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete evarete) Between Abra Patricia and Afluente, ca. 1500m 30 Sep 2003 |
same individual |
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White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
This species ranges from the U.S. all the way down to Argentia. I've seen it in both Florida and Texas!
Balsas, ca. 950m 3 Oct 2003 |
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Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)
Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 30 Sep 2003 |
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Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome)
Members of this group of butterflies are known as crackers for the "crackling noises" the often make during interactions with each other. They also exhibit impressive cryptic coloration, blending in with tree bark as they perch upside down on tree trunks. Quebrada el Limón, ca. 650m 23 Sep 2003 |
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Blue Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)
This is a different species of Cracker from the other side of the Andes!
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Orion (Historis odius)
Nuevo Salem, ca. 400m 28 Sep 2003 |
Nymphalidae, subfamily Acraeinae
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Probably Actinote alcione
Along the road to El Paraiso, ca. 600m 26 Sep 2003 |
Longwings (Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae)
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Heliconius sp. (probably H. sara (or H. leucadia?))
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Heliconius telesiphe
Abra Patricia, ca. 1500m 1 Oct 2003 |
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Agraulis vanillae lucina (Heliconiinae)
El Paraiso, ca. 600m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Julia
Dryas julia julia
This species ranges North all the way to Texas and Florida in the U.S.
El Paraiso, ca. 600m 27 Sep 2003 |
Clearwings (Nymphalidae, subfamily Ithomiinae)
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Scada ethica
Abra Patricia, ca. 1500m |
Crescents, Patches, Checkerspots, etc. (Nymphalidae, subfamily Melataeinae)
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Eresia eunice eunice.
At first I thought this was a Heliconianae or an Ithomiinae, but the majority of the antennae are yellow from tip down, a feature of some females in the genus Eresia in the Melataeinae.
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 26 Sep 2003 |
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Eresia aveyrona, a rare butterfly
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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same individual as above
El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003 |
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Telenassa sp. (Perhaps T. burchelli?)
El Paraiso, ca. 400m
27 Sep 2003 |
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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