Heraclides torquatus

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…


Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

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…


Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades)

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…


Rothschild’s Swordtail (Protesilaus earis)

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…


Napo Wildlife Center Lepidoptera 09

Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus)

Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus) is a large and very striking butterfly. Should be easy to identify one might think, but as allways there are many…


Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Blomstene til trollhegg (Frangula alnus) er i motsetning til heggen nærmest usynlige og lukter lite. Trollheggen blomstrer helt til frosten og er således en…


Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Trollhegg (Frangula alnus)

Trollhegg (Frangula alnus) er vanlig og tallrik her. Trollheggen legger de færreste merke til. Den vokser på fuktig plasser og sees ofte sammen med både…


Geitved (Rhamnus cathartica)

Geitved (Rhamnus cathartica)

Geitved (Rhamnus cathartica) er en relativt vanlig busk som de aller fleste overser. Den vokser på fuktig grunn, gjerne sammen med korsved og trollhegg. Mange…