2 Feb 2015
African migrant (Catopsilia florella)
This was the first of many species of butterflies I encountered on Socotra, and here I found at least 6 males of Catopsilia florella. I find the male rather…
2 Feb 2015
African migrant (Catopsilia florella)
The female of the species I encountered around the mangrove forest on Shuab beach of west Socotra.
7 Dec 2014
Chamaecrista desvauxii UV
Perhaps even more beautiful in UV as the dark center is contrasting the bright petals, opposed to all yellow we humans see? -15.2997,-55.8406……
1 Dec 2014
Eurema agave
Sitting on an inflorescense on a sandbank of the river Cuiaba upriver from Porto Jofre.
19 Nov 2013
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.…
19 Nov 2013
Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)
This individual was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This the beginning of the…
12 Nov 2013
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…