Annulata Beauty (Colobura annulata)

Annulata Beauty (Colobura annulata)

Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a…


Ortilia gentina

Ortilia gentina

On the path close to the new rooms at Cristalino Jungle Logde there was a large asteraceae bush in bloom, and naturally…


Tiger Crescent (Eresia eunice)

Tiger Crescent (Eresia eunice)

Every day I enjoyed the many butterflies around my room, and this was the only tiger crescent (Eresia eunice) I…


Amazon Beauty (Baeotus aeilus)

Amazon Beauty (Baeotus aeilus)

This particular location is the “shipyard” of Cristalino Jungle Lodge (where the boats are taken on land), which was…


West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

This West Indian buckeye (Junonia evarete) is old and worn out, but still in good health as it was by no means sitting…


White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

This white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) was one of few species of butterflies I encountered in the fields of Pousada…


Lansdorf’s Crescent (Eresia lansdorfi)

Lansdorf’s Crescent (Eresia lansdorfi)

There is a 9 km long trail (Poco Preto trail) from the main road that leads to the Iguaçu river, and for me it was…


Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)

Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea)

Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) was the only butterfly species I encountered here, and only in the open fields of the…


Genoveva Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)

Genoveva Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)

Spotted on the grounds of the now out of business Santa Rosa - Chalalan's neighbor. -14.459677,-67.881708…


Perilla crescent (Castilia perilla)

Perilla crescent (Castilia perilla)

I only saw the perilla crescent (Castilia perilla), and it was in the darkest areas alongside the Napo River and the…


West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

On the open grassland that is the savanna (Sabana), there are few birds and a lot of insects - ants and termites in…