African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

This African migrant (Catopsilia florella) was the first of many species of butterflies I encountered on Socotra, and here I found at least 6 males of…


African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

African migrant (Catopsilia florella)

This is the female African migrant (Catopsilia florella) I encountered around the mangrove forest on Shuab beach of west Socotra. As long as the endemic…


Eurema agave

Eurema agave

A eurema agave sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.


Eurema sp.

Eurema sp.

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally I found many wonderful species there.…


Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)

This leucadia white (Melete leucadia) was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This…


Elathea Yellow (Eurema elathea)

Elathea Yellow (Eurema elathea)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…


Leuce Yellow (Pyrisitia leuce)

Leuce Yellow (Pyrisitia leuce)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…


Florida White (Glutophrissa drusilla)

Florida White (Glutophrissa drusilla)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…


Godart’s White (Ganyra phaloe endeis)

Godart’s White (Ganyra phaloe endeis)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…


Venusta Yellow (Pyrisitia venusta)

Venusta Yellow (Pyrisitia venusta)

A small sandbank not far from the pier of Fazenda San Fransico was crowded with a great number of butterflies, and I was fortunate to disembark and get some…