Pedaliodes manis ivica Viloria & Pyrcz 2010

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Satyrinae
Tribus: Satyrini
Subtribus: Pronophilina
Genus: Pedaliodes
Species: Pedaliodes manis ivica

Athis axaqua (González & Fernández Yépez, 1992)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Athis
Species: A. axaqua
Binomial name: Athis axaqua (González & Fernández Yépez, 1992)

Athis axaqua is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found from north-central to south-western of Venezuela and might reach south-eastern Colombia.

The length of the forewings is 40-46 mm. The forewings are light brown dorsally with lighter areas that accent a darker wing base and a faint Y-shaped band that extends from the costal margin, in the sub apical area, but becomes wider again toward to the anal margin. There is a dark, rounded spot on the apex of the discal cell toward the costal margin. Two to three hyaline, rounded spots are found in the sub apical area. The hindwings are brown-orange, but darker toward the base and lighter toward the center and yellowish toward the costal and anal margins

Cunizza hirlanda STOLL, 1790

Hirlanda White
Cunizza hirlanda STOLL, 1790
Family - PIERIDAE
subfamily - PIERINAE
tribe - ANTHOCHARIDINI

Introduction


In the neotropical region there are a total of 192 representatives of the subfamily Pierinae.


There are 5 genera within the tribe Anthocharidini which occur in the neotropics - Mathania and Eroessa being found only in the Andes, while Euchloe and Anthocharis also have many members in the Holarctic region, including the Dappled Whites and Orange tips of Europe.


The remaining genus, Cunizza, comprises of a single species - hirlanda, which has 9 recognised subspecies, found variously in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. Subspecies ninguida is confined to Peru.


Habitats


This species is found in the forested foothills of the eastern Andes, and the lowlands of the upper Amazon basin, at altitudes between about 400-1000m.

Adult behaviour




The male is usually encountered singly in the vicinity of streams and waterfalls. In common with the males of many other butterflies of all families, they obtain their sustenance by imbibing mineralised moisture, rather than from nectar. The female is seen less often, usually when visiting flowers, or flying in search of egg-laying sites.

Rekoa meton (CRAMER, 1779)

Rekoa meton CRAMER, 1779
Family - LYCAENIDAE
subfamily - THECLINAE
Tribe - EUMAEINI


Introduction


All neotropical Hairstreak species are placed in the tribe Eumaeini. Until recently the taxonomy of this tribe was chaotic, with a high percentage of the species unstudied, and inappropriately filed away in the Old World genus Thecla. In 2004 Lamas published a checklist of neotropical butterflies, which included a revision of the Eumaeini by Robbins, in which the 1,058 currently known species are partitioned into 83 genera. All species previously placed in Thecla have now been reassigned to other genera, or designated to newly erected genera. The original genus Thecla is now used only for the Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae of Europe, and it's Chinese cousins T. betulina and T. elwesi.


The genus Rekoa comprises of 7 species, all neotropical in distribution. Four of these species, i.e. marius, stagira, zebina and bourkei are "typical" hairstreaks - their undersides are plain brown in colour, marked with red tornal spots on the hindwings, and possessing the hairline streak that gives these butterflies their common generic name. Two of the others, i.e. palegon and malina, have a series of suffused dark lines on the undersides, but the striking tiger stripes and false "eye" on the hindwings of meton are unique.


Rekoa meton is distributed from Mexico to Paraguay.


Habitats


This species is found in tropical and subtropical forest-edge habitats at altitudes between about 200-800m.


Adult behaviour



The butterflies are normally seen singly. Males can be found perched on foliage or dead flower heads, presumably using these outposts as perching places from which to survey passing females. They are also sometimes seen imbibing moisture from the ground.

Arsenura armida (Cramer, 1779)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Arsenura
Species: A. armida
Binomial name: Arsenura armida (Cramer, 1779)

Monkey Lizard - Polychrus marmoratus (Linneo, 1758)

Reino: Animalia
Filo: Chordata
Clase: Sauropsida
Orden: Squamata
Suborden: Lacertilia
Familia: Polychrotidae
Género: Polychrus
Species: marmoratus (Linneo, 1758)

Satyrus Skipper - Timochreon satyrus Felder 1867

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Timochreon
Species: satyrus

Sais rosalia (Cramer 1782)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Genus: Sais
Species: Rosalia