Butterflies of Northern Peru

On these pages are 90+ species of neotropical butterflies of Northern Peru grouped by subfamily and family. Identification references used include Bernard D'Abrera's Butterflies of the Neotropical Region series, DeVries' Butterflies of Costa Rica series, and Feltwell's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies. Big thank yous go to Andrew Neild (author of The Butterflies of Venezuela), who helped with many identifications, Zsolt Bálint (Hungarian Natural History Museum) for identifying the Lycaenids, Stéphane Attal (Perisama sp.), and Tomasz Pyrcz (satyrines, pieridae). Thanks also to Fred Nijhout and Ian Mann for their suggestions. If you know the species of any of these or if you spot any errors, please email me at jspippen@duke.edu All photos were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500. Enjoy!

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

	Battus streckerianus One of the "best" butterflies we saw from the standpoint of localized species, this butterfly is endemic to central and northern Peru. Along the road to Hacienda el Limón, elevation? 3 Oct 2003

Whites (Pieridae, subfamily Pierinae)

Probably Leptophobia subargentea Abra Patricia, ca. 1500m 1 Oct 2003

?? Ventanilla, sea level (ca. 2m) 13 Oct 2003 #1132

Phulia sp., female Santa Eulalia Valley around 4000m elevation. 20 Sep 2003.

Sulphurs (Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae)

Anteos menippe (One of the angled sulphurs) El Paraiso, ca. 400m 26 Sep 2003

Colias euxanthe road to Cajamarca, over 3000m 4 Oct 2003

	Eurema sp. along the road to Cajabamba from Cajamarca ca. 2600m (semi arid habitat) 5 Oct 2003
	Another sulphur, probably a Eurema sp. Could it be the same species as above? along the road to Cajabamba from Cajamarca ca. 2600m (semi arid habitat) 5 Oct 2003

Created on ... November 2, 2003 | Updated on ... Aug 1, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com