Commicarpus simonyi

Commicarpus simonyi

Only with sufficient moisture over time will you see a full grown specimen like this. In years of drought the winter rains fail and plants wither before they…


Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

Every day I enjoyed the many butterflies around my room and I was hoping this one would close its wings, as this species is more about open wings than closing…


Lavinia Emperor (Doxocopa lavinia)

Lavinia Emperor (Doxocopa lavinia)

The doxocopas look very similar to the adelphas out in the field, but when you see one with this amazing blue iridescence there are much less to choose from.…


Linda Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

Linda Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

The doxocopas look very similar to the adelphas out in the field, as well as during identification at home. It's like seeing the difference of two QR codes or…


Linda’s Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

Linda’s Emperor (Doxocopa linda)

This is from the airstrip in Florida, and being next to Noel Kempff Mercado National Park there are so many different species of butterflies everywhere. The…


Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

A beautiful butterfly I also saw in Bolivian Amazon. The blue is changing with the angle of the light, so sometimes it seems to have very little blue, and in…


Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

Agathina Emperor (Doxocopa agathina)

I'm grateful to have gotten a shot of this wonderful butterfly. I only saw it here this once on the muddy grounds of the Napo Wildlife Center welcome center.…


Blomsterflue (Didea fasciata)

Blomsterflue (Didea fasciata)

Enda en variant av blomsterflue og denne gang i slekten didea som det finnes tre arter av i Norge. Larvene lever av bladlus. Vanskelig å komme innpå og…