Tag Archives: Kamoiran lodge

Eriocaulon sp

Eriocaulon sp

These flowers seems to hover in the air from afar. Only a closer look reveals the thinnest of stems holding these soft and furry “buttons”. This specimen grew by a brook. If you know the species, please leave a comment!

Reed-stemmed Orchid (Epidendrum ibaguense)

Reed-stemmed Orchid (Epidendrum ibaguense)

Native range is Trinidad to Bolivia.

Gran Sabana flower 008

Gran Sabana flower 008

A shrub I found close to the Kaimoran Lodge. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!

Microlicia benthamiana

Microlicia benthamiana

Native range is the Guyana Shield.

Pterolepis sp

Pterolepis sp

I found this growing in a small brook close by Kamoiran lodge. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!

Kielmeyera sp

Kielmeyera sp

This bush was growing in the proximity of the Kaimoran lodge. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!

Bladderwort (Utricularia sp)

Bladderwort (Utricularia sp)

This tiny flower was growing close to the river (it’s under water in the rainy season) behind Kamoiran lodge.

Clusia sp

Clusia sp

It’s just 06:06 in the morning! After a very wet yesterday I was happy to see blue sky and a rising sun. A Clusia tree right outside my room was in bloom and was still full of water droplets from last night’s rain. The flower has thick leathery petals that are white on the outside. […]

Allamanda sp

Allamanda sp

This shrub was rooted in a crack in the sandstone in the middle of a brook. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!

Gran Sabana butterfly 027

Gran Sabana butterfly 027

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation for now. […]

Cuphea sp

Cuphea sp

I found this specimen growing in the cracks of the sandstone by the river next to Kamoiran Lodge.

Gran Sabana butterfly 026

Gran Sabana butterfly 026

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 025

Gran Sabana butterfly 025

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 024

Gran Sabana butterfly 024

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 023

Gran Sabana butterfly 023

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 022

Gran Sabana butterfly 022

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 020

Gran Sabana butterfly 020

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 019

Gran Sabana butterfly 019

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 018

Gran Sabana butterfly 018

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 017

Gran Sabana butterfly 017

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 015

Gran Sabana butterfly 015

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation for now.

Gran Sabana butterfly 016

Gran Sabana butterfly 016

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 014

Gran Sabana butterfly 014

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 012

Gran Sabana butterfly 012

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 011

Gran Sabana butterfly 011

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 013

Gran Sabana butterfly 013

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 010

Gran Sabana butterfly 010

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 009

Gran Sabana butterfly 009

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 007

Gran Sabana butterfly 007

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

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Gran Sabana butterfly 008

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 021

Gran Sabana butterfly 021

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 006

Gran Sabana butterfly 006

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 005

Gran Sabana butterfly 005

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 003

Gran Sabana butterfly 003

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 004

Gran Sabana butterfly 004

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 002

Gran Sabana butterfly 002

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]

Gran Sabana butterfly 001

Gran Sabana butterfly 001

My first night on the Sabana at Kamoiran lodge was a fantastic surprise in butterfly diversity. The walls were crowded with various nocturnal Lepidopteras and insects drawn in by the artificial light. Some with shapes and colors that truly amazed me. I have not yet been able to classify them, so just numeric by observation […]