Friday, March 13, 2020

Insects of Northern Peru

On this trip we encountered many moths (particularly at Abra Patricia), butterflies, beetles and other insects, none of which I’ve managed to identify so I’ve put together this gallery in case anyone can put a name to any of them.

Butterfly 1


Butterfly 2

Butterfly 3

Butterfly 4 - a fritillary?

Butterfly 5

Moth 1

Moths 2 & 3 [2 is a Hawkmoth sp]

Moth 4

Moth 5

Moth 6



Moth 7 (or possibly a butterfly) 


Moth 8 [same Hawkmoth as 2]


Moth 9 [also a Hawkmoth]


Dragonfly


Beetle 1

Beetle 2

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  1. John HopkinsMarch 13, 2020 at 11:50 AM

    Andrew...I think no.2 is Grey Cracker...or something closely related.

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