Peru Butterflies 2 (Nymphalidae - Morphinae, Brassolinae, Satyrinae, Charaxinae)

Acknowledgments: Thanks to Andrew Neild, Ian Mann, Thomas Pyrcz, and Stéphane Attal for assistance with identifications on this page!

Nymphalidae - Morphinae (Morphos)

Morpho sp.

These are really tough to photograph, but here's a blurry action shot. I never saw one perched.

Tamborapa, ca. 600m
25 Sep 2003

Nymphalidae - Brassolinae (Owl Butterflies, etc.)

	Eryphanis aesacus This HUGE butterfly was found along the road to Leymebamba from Abra Patricia 2 Oct 2003

Nymphalidae - Satyrinae (Browns, Satyrs, etc.)

	Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.)? Tamborapa, ca. 600m 25 Sep 2003
	Satyr (Hermeuptychia sp.)? Along the road to Oracuza, ca. 500m 25 Sep 2003
	Satyr (Cissia sp. or Euptychia sp.?) Tamborapa, ca. 600m 25 Sep 2003
	Satyr (Cissia sp. or Yphthimoides sp.?) El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003
	Satyr sp. (Cissia or Yphthimoides?) Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 1 Oct 2003
	Perhaps Two-banded Satyr (Pareuptychia metaleuca) or Hesione Satyr (Cissia hesione) El Paraiso, ca. 400m 27 Sep 2003
	Oressinoma typhla Abra Patricia, ca. 1800m 30 Sep 2003

Pronophila colocasia

Abra Patricia, ca. 2000m
29 Sep 2003

	Paraedaliodes parepa Hacienda el Limó, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003
	Panyapedaliodes drymaea Hacienda el Limón, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003
	Steremnia misella Hacienda el Limón, ca. 1800m 4 Oct 2003
	Steremnia monachella La Montañita, ca. 3200m 7 Oct 2003
	Pedaliodes jelskii La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003
	Panyapedaliodes monticola La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003
	Pedaliodes monticola La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003
	Pedaliodes paneis La Montañita, ca. 3200m 8 Oct 2003

A pair of Pedaliodes paneis
La Montañita, ca. 3200m; 8 Oct 2003

Lasiophila cirta cirta
La Montañita, ca. 3200m
8 Oct 2003

Corades cistene generosa

Check out those orange antennae!

La Montañita, ca. 3200m
8 Oct 2003

Corades ulema mirianae

Abra Patricia, ca. 2000m
29 Sep 2003

same individual as above

Manerebia ignilineata jalca

La Montañita, ca. 3200m
8 Oct 2003

Nymphalidae - Charaxinae

(Taxonomically speaking, this family should be at the beginning of the Nymphalids, but photogenically speaking, I thought it was more appropriate here . . . )

Memphis sp.

This very fast flying lep did not allow close approach for photography! It appeared quite dark (almost black) above in flight.

El Paraiso, ca. 400m

27 Sep 2003

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Created on ... November 20, 2003 | Updated on ... March 19, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com