Madreselva hotel, Villa Rica, 23 October

underside of the previous butterfly

Pampa Hermosa, 20 October

Pampa Hermosa, 20 October

Rio Puntayacu, San Ramon, 18 October

towards Bosque de Sh'ollet, between Oxapampa and Villa Rica, 23 October

Rio Puntayacu, San Ramon, 18 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

Rio Puntayacu, San Ramon, 18 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

Pampa Hermosa, 20 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

Pampa Hermosa, 22 October

Pampa Hermosa, 21 October

Pampa Hermosa, 22 October

Pampa Hermosa, 19 October

Pampa Hermosa, 22 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

near Bosque de Sh'ollet, 19 October

Rio Puntayacu, 18 October

note how the bar across the hindwing passes close to the fork in the veins - this is one of the features that distinguishes it from the next species: photo at Pampa Hermosa, 19 October

taken at Madreselva, Villa Rica, on 23 October

my #1 target for the trip, caught here in flight on the banks of the Rio Iscozacin en route to El Paujil on 24 October. This was the only chance I had to grab a photograph

a momentary pause...

San Alberto, above Oxapampa on the western edge of the Yanachaga Chemillen National Park, 29 October

the stunning underside of the previous insect

also taken at San Alberto on 29 October

the cryptic underside of the previous butterfly

El Paujil, on the eastern edge of the Yamachaga Chemillen National Park, 28 October

we believe this to be a hybrid between two Heliconius species, seen at El Paujil on 25 October

El Paujil, 25 October

El Paujil, 25 October

Pampa Hermosa, 22 October - note the similarity with Podotriche telesiphe 6 photos back

the first of a series of 5 photos showing how this butterfly's wing colour changes as it moves around on a muddy patch at Pampa Hermosa, 21 October

photo 2

photo 3

photo 4

with wings closed

Pampa Hermosa, 19 October

El Paujil, 25 October

El Paujil, 25 October

a pre-breakfast visitor to 'the beach' at Pampa Hermosa, 21 October

it was unusual to see this huge butterfly at 9am as they normally fly at dusk and seek shelter at first light, and a bonus to photograph it with wings open, Pampa Hermosa, 21 October

the underside of the same/previous butterfly

one of the more easily identifiable members of the family Acraeidae seen here on the Pampa Hermosa beach on 20 October

one of the most beautiful members of this family, on the Pampa Hermosa beach on 20 October

the underside of the previous specimen

casting a long shadow down a concrete bridge pillar over the Rio Utcumayo en route to Pampa Hermosa, 19 October

now down on the ground