Butterfly congress by the river

PNYC - EL Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 26, 2020

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

After crossing the river, I took off my boots and set my socks to dry on this rock. Then, when I came back a few hours later, this is what I found on said rock... Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  That's so wonderful! You should do this sock thing more often. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Haha I will! Also works with sweaty backpacks :) Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Patomarazul
      
      Lion
      
      My mother had a puddle that loved to run away with my used socks and sniff them..this has reminded me of it :-D Posted 4 years ago

erinmoore

Grizzly Bear

Beautiful! Diverse butterfly congress, with some little flies making themselves known too. I'm taking my socks off, from now on Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Good call! And post the photos you get on here! Posted 4 years ago

Yael Orgad

Lion

Oh Wow! amazing! so beautiful, all these butterflies together! Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Now I wish I could ID them all! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Careful with that wish because the PDFs I showed you earlier will very likely get 80% ID-ed. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Honestly, I just can't with butterflies. Between the number of mimetic species and the tremendous variation between subspecies, there are whole families where I just never feel certain of the ID (the bloody clearwings and tigerwings being a particularly egregious example, Adelpha spp. being another) Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I love this photo and the story behind it!
        
        I did a bit of research for some of the IDs...the few on the left, I can't figure out. But, the 4th from the right might be Pyrrhogyra amphiro. The 3rd from the right, could be Temenis sp.. The 2nd from the right looks like Fountainea sp., maybe Fountainea eurypyle...Or, at least something in the tribe Anaeini. Last, the one on the far right looks like Eunica monima, or something similar in that genus. Posted 4 years ago
      2. Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks Christine!! Posted 4 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        You're welcome :) Posted 4 years ago
  3. Yael Orgad
    
    Lion
    
    you can try to look at this site:
    https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Amazon%20thumbs.htm Posted 4 years ago
  4. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Yes that's a great page! Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Wow! What a wonderful collection! Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

NattyOne

Lion

Absolutely wonderful photo Thibaud. Posted 4 years ago

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Uploaded Sep 28, 2020. Captured Aug 26, 2020 15:23 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.

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