10 Jul 2023
Panax bipinnatifidus
Panax bipinnatifidus is found in Sikkim's temperate to subalpine biomes to 4000 meters elevation. Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China,…
25 Nov 2012
Heraclides torquatus
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…
25 Nov 2012
Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…
25 Nov 2012
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades)
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…
25 Nov 2012
Rothschild’s Swordtail (Protesilaus earis)
The different species of Protesilaus can be difficult to identify, but if you think of the thick black bars on the forewing as a barcode, you actually have a…
8 Dec 2011
Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus)
Large and very striking butterfly. Should be easy to identify one might think, but as allways there are many species with minute variations. I notice there is…
27 Nov 2010
Crepinella umbellata
Perhaps the only plant on Roraima that grows to the size of a tree. It's host to a variety of vegetation and perhaps the most conspicuous is the epiphytic…
27 Nov 2010
Stegolepis huberi
Differs from Stegolepis guianensis in that it is much smaller (guinanensis is up to 2 m tall vs less than 0,5 m for huberi). Huberi has inferior number of…
25 Nov 2010
Stegolepis guianensis
Found on Roraima tepui where it is considerably smaller than this large specimen growing in the soil below. Native range is Roraima tepui and surrounding……