Panama`s Brilliant Butterflies Inaugural Tour, December 14

Panama’s Brilliant Butterflies
December 14-21, 2014
Trip Report
Sunday December 14, 2014
Arrival and Orientation
Arrival day! Everyone arrived at the Canopy
Lodge throughout the day and got settled into
their rooms. As it was the end of the rainy
season in Panama, we were experiencing a
rather “wet” couple of days. Today’s weather
pattern fluctuated from rain to no rain in 5 or 10minute intervals, with some glimpses of the sun
on occasion.
Whenever the rain stopped,
Green-celled and Emerald-patched cattlehearts,
Sara and Doris longwings sprung into activity,
feeding at the Verbena bushes around the
feeders. Menelaus Morpho, Red-headed Firetip
and Crimson-patched Checkerspot were also
spotted from the veranda. Despite the rain, we
grabbed our umbrellas and binoculars and set
out into the gardens of the Canopy Lodge in the
afternoon to see what we could find. Near the
pool, a short tree covered in vines and White-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona amphimachus)
bromeliads was a central station for Dirce
Beauty, Starry Cracker and Northern Ectima. White-spotted Prepona, Yellow-tufted Prepona
and a Split-banded Owl-Butterfly were also seen on the undersides of its branches, avoiding
the rain. This rainy, cool weather slows the butterflies down, perhaps making them easier to
watch, and perched butterflies offered great scope views today! Variable Crescent, Radiant
and Trailside skippers, and Apricot Sulphur were also seen in the garden. A short stroll down
the road outside of the Lodge was productive as well, and we got great looks at Purple-washed
Eyed-Metalmark, Irenia Metalmark, Black-bordered Crescent, Tutia Clearwing, Banded OwlButterfly, Creamy Crescent and the highlight, a beautiful Lampeto Metalmark (Brilliant
Greenmark) feeding on the Granducifolia! Back at the Lodge, several Common Morphos were
feeding at the bait.
Once everyone had arrived, we met in the late afternoon during cocktail hour for a quick
orientation and to prepare for the days to come. All the participants for the Canopy Family’s
inaugural butterfly tour are birders as well, so we were excited for a great week of butterflies
and birding (because how can you ignore the birds!). We all enjoyed a delicious dinner with
Raul and his wife Denise in the Canopy Lodge’s open-air veranda.
Monday December 15, 2014
Las Minas Road & Canopy Lodge gardens & road
While butterflies in theory are not early risers, we were up with the birds to observe the
morning avian activity at the feeders before breakfast. Gray-headed Chachalacas, Thick-billed
Euphonias and several species of tanagers including Blue-gray, Palm, Flame-rumped,
Crimson-backed, and Summer tanagers fed on the bananas placed by the staff. Over at the
butterfly bait at dawn, a Pale Owl-Butterfly and a Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly (a new species for
the Canopy Lodge) were feeding before heading to their daytime roosts. An impressively large
Banded Owl-Butterfly joined them during our own breakfast. The weather was looking good,
so after breakfast we headed up the hill to Las Minas Road, where we spent the morning
searching for butterflies and birds. As soon as we parked, Howard spotted a Blomfild’s Beauty
that had just landed on a tree trunk at the road entrance. A Two-barred Flasher was also flying
around along the main road. As we walked the road, we found Variable Crescent, Longwing
Crescent, Bluish White, White Yellow, Diasia Clearwing, Tutia Clearwing, Cydno Longwing,
Six-spotted Eighty-Eight (and a glimpse of Two-eyed Eighty-Eight), Narva Checkerspot, Labe,
Carolina, White and Westwood’s satyrs and Esmeralda Longtail. In one spot in particular, we
found a rather uncommon White-spotted Metalmark, as well as Barajo Stripestreak, Regal
Hairstreak, Variegated Clearwing, Eastern Tailed-Blue and the highlight, as we were walking
back to the van, a Stoll’s Sarota (Common Jewelmark) under a leaf! The birding was great
too—Orange-bellied Trogon, Plain Antvireo, Tawny-capped Euphonia and a great array of
tanagers including Emerald, Silver-throated and Bay-headed rounded out a great morning! As
we arrived back to the van, the rain was starting…
Jewelmark Trifecta: Stoll’s Sarota (Sarota chrysus), Elegant Anteros (Anteros chrysoprasta) and Giant Anteros
(Anteros kupris)
Back at the lodge, the butterfly-ing continued before lunch as we found Odites Metalmark,
Lasus Metalmark, Erato Longwing (2 subspecies), Fine-lined Longwing, Malachite, Stub-tailed
Morpho, and we watched the stunning Cypris Morpho survey the bait at the feeder by flying
above the lounge. A family group of Collared Aracaris came into the bird platform feeders.
After lunch and some rest we were out again, this time to seek out butterflies in the gardens
and the roadside beside the Canopy Lodge. At a popular tree covered in bromeliads, Whitespotted, One-spotted, Two-spotted and Yellow-tufted preponas, as well as Northern Ectima,
Scalloped Owl-Butterfly, Dirce Beauty and Starry Cracker were found. Blue-winged Eurybia
was seen again, as well as Copper-headed Sootywing and Stallings’ Flat in the shrubs along
the path. And well, if one jewelmark wasn’t enough this morning, we spotted another TWO—
Elegant Anteros AND Giant Anteros feeding atop some Granducifolia shrubs in the stream—
fantastic!! We walked up to the waterfall and back to the Lodge to review the checklist (60+
species of butterflies for today) and had a lovely dinner in the cool, foothills air.
Tuesday December 16, 2014
La Mesa/Finca Macarena/Cerro Gaital & El Valle Roadsides
Our day started at dawn once again to watch the bird activity at the feeders. This morning
there were no owl-butterflies at the bait, but as the sun rose the common cattlehearts and
longwings started to show up in the garden. The clouds were lifting, and we headed up to
explore the area of La Mesa and Cerro Gaital. We stopped by the Canopy Adventure to see a
Scalloped Owl-Butterfly roosting on a tree trunk, and heard Geoffroy’s Tamarins nearby. As
we headed up the road, another stop was rewarded with a perched flock of Brown-hooded
Parrots and some Black-chested Jays. Near Finca Macarena, while the clouds were still everpresent up at this altitude, we were dazzled by a trio of Blue-throated Toucanets, Plain
Antvireo, Mourning Warbler, and a great mixed flock with Red-crowned Ant-Tanager, Spotted
and Wedge-billed woodcreepers, Golden-collared Manakin, Silver-throated Tanager and more
in a flurry of feeding activity. As the morning went on, the butterfly activity started to pick up!
We found a male Deep-blue Eyed-Metalmark awaiting the sun on a leaf. A beautiful Viardi
White sat motionless on the ground awarding us with great photos. Several Blue-winged
Eurybias along with Doris and Erato longwings fed on some wild cucumber flowers, another
worthy stop for photos! At Cerro Gaital, we walked the rocky trail through the cloud forest, and
had such butterfly sightings as Clearwinged Mimic-White, Togarna Hairstreak, both Bluepatched and Deep-blue eyed-metalmarks (for great comparison), Vestalis and Lasus
metalmarks, Northern Mimic-Metalmark, Heraldica Clearwing, Cydno and Sara longwings,
Menelaus and Stub-tailed morphos, Hermione Skipper, Blue-gray Satyr, a quick glimpse at a
flyby Puerta Satyr, and a few beautiful Rusted Clearwing-Satyrs. The morning passed and our
desire to keep searching for butterflies continued! We spotted a Rusty-tipped Page on the way
back to the Canopy Lodge for lunch. A lovely and large Orion Cecropian alighted on a
cecropia tree in the garden, and a Cloudless Sulphur passed by.
Blue-patched Eyed-Metalmark (Mesosemia carissima) and Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark (Mesosemia asa) at Cerro
Gaital
We headed into the town of El Valle after lunch to check out some of the grassy roadsides—
the sun was out and strong, and we didn’t want to miss any opportunities to be outside and
enjoying nature! This afternoon presented some new species for us, including Golden White,
Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Veined White-Skipper, White Peacock, Julia, Bordered Patch and
White Yellow. The birding was great as well this sunny afternoon, and Yellow-headed
Caracara, Yellow-crowned Euphonia, Golden-hooded Tanager and Shining and Red-legged
honeycreepers were among highlights for the afternoon. The sun eventually was masked by
some rainclouds moving in, and we headed back to the Lodge after a lovely afternoon!
Wednesday December 17, 2014
Altos del Maria
Today was a beautiful day—a combination of great weather, beautiful highland cloud forest
and great butterflies and birds! After breakfast we loaded up two 4x4 pick-up trucks and
prepared for a day in glorious Altos del Maria. As we ascended into the clouds, we stopped at
some roadside locations to do some early morning birding. It was pretty quiet at our first stop,
only a lone Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant and a Purplish-backed Quail-Dove singing its
mournful song were here in these cloudy hilltops. We carried on down a short trail; along the
roadside we found a beautiful lepidopteran—at first glance, it appeared to be a swordtail, with
long trailing hindwings and stunning colors of red, burgundy, yellow and white with fine black
and white striping—not a butterfly, but none-the-less a marvelous daytime-flying moth,
Staudinger's Longtail Moth (Erateina staudingeri)! This moth got us all excited and ready to
keep searching for more.
While it was still cloudy, we found the birding in the misty
forests superb—Common Chlorospingus, Brown Violet-ear,
Snowcap, Rufous-browed Tyrannulet, Pale-vented Thrush,
Black-and-yellow Tanager, Hepatic Tanager, Scarletthighed Dacnis, Blue-throated Toucanet and many others in
mixed feeding flocks kept us looking in every direction.
Once the sun started to cut through the clouds, the butterfly
activity was boosted and we found Tiger Mimic-Queen,
Polydamas Swallowtail, Heraldica, Tutia and Variegated
clearwings, Anteas Actinote, Juno Longwing, Hecale
Longwing, Tiger-striped Leafwing, a good number of Stubtailed Morphos (along with Common and Menelaus
morphos), Rusty-tipped Page, Brown Longtail and Brazilian
Red-washed Satyr (Pierella helvina)
Skipper. We timed it right and had lunch at the lake during
a quick mid-day rain. Then we walked the trail at Valle Bonito, and found some more great
butterflies including Banded Tigerwing, Six-spotted Eighty-Eight, Narva Checkerspot and a
spectacular Red-washed Satyr. As we got back to the lake, we spotted a few more satyrs,
including Renata Satyr and a new one for our list, Dejected Satyr. The weather couldn’t have
been better and this area was tough to leave, as it was just so charming. We made our way
back to the lodge, just in time for a quick stop at the El Valle Market to purchase some
souvenirs from Panama. This evening we reviewed our growing butterfly and bird checklists,
now over 100 species of butterflies seen for the tour by the end of day three!
Thursday December 18, 2014
Transfer to Canopy Tower
On this leisurely morning, we enjoyed a delicious breakfast together at the Canopy Lodge and
once we were all packed and ready to go, with some time to spare, we ventured out once
again one final time to check the Granducifolia plants at the stream to see if there were any
new butterflies for us. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and the warming sun brought the
butterflies to life—here we saw many new species and the activity at these flowering plants
and river surroundings was booming! Giant Sicklewing, Menander Metalmark, Cattleheart
White, Odites Metalmark, Hecale Longwing (zuleika subspecies), Longwing Crescent, Godma
Tufted-Skipper, Azure-winged Eurybia, Orange-striped Emesis and many more species were
seen. Heading back to the Lodge along the road, we found Green and Fine-lined longwings,
Green Flasher, Sharp Banded-Skipper, Narva Checkerspot and again, it seemed like it was
never-ending! Before leaving the lodge we caught great views of Esmeralda Longtail,
Pompeius Skipper and Red-headed Firetip! We said our goodbyes to the Canopy Lodge and
by mid-morning we were off to the Canopy Tower…
We arrived at the Canopy Tower just in time for lunch. The bright sun brought out the
butterflies here too, always a distraction from mealtimes! Orange Banner, Red-striped
Leafwing, White-tailed Longtail, Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail, Thoas Swallowtail and many
others were flying around the canopy, with great views from the third floor of the Canopy
Tower. After lunch we eagerly found more new butterflies—Regal Hairstreak, Imperial and
Mexican arcas, Malachite, Pavon Emperor, Orion Cecropian, Two-toned Skipper and so much
more while the sun was out. By mid-afternoon the butterfly activity slowed, and we leisurely
walked down Semaphore Hill Road, to see what we could find. The bird activity was picking
up again for the day, and some of the highlights included Black-bellied Wren, Black-faced
Antthrush, Fasciated Antshrike, White-breasted Wood-Wren, Dot-winged Antwren and just
before heading back up the road, a Great Tinamou! This afternoon’s walk turned up a variety
of mammals, including Northern Tamandua (anteater), White-nosed Coati and a couple troops
of Geoffroy’s Tamarins! It was a great afternoon all around.
After the sun went down, a Black-and-white Owl was spotted right outside the dining room
window! We all watched as it sat and preened without caring much about our cameras
snapping its photo. Then, after a delicious dinner, a Great Potoo called our attention as it
perched on a snag in the Canopy, again, right outside the dining room window! We watched
as it preened and prepared for its night of hunting large insects. Two spectacular nocturnal
birds to cap off a brilliant day!
Friday December 19, 2014
Pipeline Road and Old Gamboa Road
Today’s day started off at dawn with some birding on the Canopy Tower’s observation deck.
We all enjoyed spectacular, up-close views of Keel-billed Toucan, Black-cheeked
Woodpecker, Blue Dacnis, Fulvous-vented Euphonia and many others, too! After a delicious
breakfast at canopy level, we boarded the rugged Land Cruiser Birdmobile and headed off to
Pipeline Road for a morning of butterflying and birding! We made a couple stops as we
headed down Semaphore Hill Road, for great looks at White-whiskered and Black-breasted
puffbirds. Before we arrived at Pipeline, we had a very productive stop at the Ammo Dump
Ponds, where we had great looks at Cassius Blue, Queen, Veined White-Skipper, Tropical
Buckeye, Bordered Patch, Golden White, Banded Longwing, Mimosa Yellow, Variable
Cracker, Brown Longtail, Glassy-winged Skipper and Yellow-rimmed Skipper. There were so
many butterflies to watch, we were there in the same spot for over an hour! As the day heated
up, we headed into the shade of the canopy in Pipeline Road. Many-banded Daggerwing,
Northern Sicklewing, Common Spurwing, Little Banner, Common Morpho, Harmonia
Tigerwing, Fine-lined Longwing and others were seen well through the forest; in addition to all
the great butterflies so far, we also had great looks at Great Jacamar, Sunbittern, and Redcapped and Blue-crowned manakins! The morning was great overall; we could have stayed
out there all day! But as the time came, we headed back to the Canopy Tower for lunch.
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Before we knew it we were back at it again after lunch, and spent the better part of the
afternoon exploring Old Gamboa Road and Summit Ponds. Here we spotted Lucianus
Metalmark, Orange-patched Crescent, Tiger-striped Leafwing, Plain Satyr, Juventus and
Pasture skippers. At the Summit Ponds, we further added Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak and a worn
Glorious Blue-Skipper! Amazon and Ringed kingfishers, Boat-billed Heron, Brown-capped
Tyrannulet, Golden-collared Manakin and Prothonotary Warbler were among many bird
highlights this afternoon at this great location. We headed back to the Tower and reviewed our
checklist for the day, followed by a lovely dinner. While reviewing our butterflies after dinner,
Jenn found another butterfly for our list—a White-posted Metalmark in the window of the
Canopy Tower library!
Saturday December 20, 2014
Metropolitan Nature Park & Gamboa Resort
Starting up on the observation deck at dawn, we enjoyed the Red-lored and Mealy parrots
coming in close to the Tower during their morning ritual flights. Blue Dacnis and Broad-billed
Motmot were among some nice birds we saw from the rooftop before breakfast. After a hearty
breakfast, we gathered our gear and headed out to Metropolitan Nature Park, in Panama City.
This dry forest was particularly good for skippers, including Blue-glossed Skipper, Shining
Blue-Skipper, Stigma Skipper, Panna Skipper, Plain and Dorantes longtails, Great White
Longtail, Blue-studded Skipper and Orange-headed Metron, and other great butterflies
including Moon Satyr, Split-banded Owl-Butterfly, Golden White, Pale-banded Crescent, Dirce
Beauty, Androgeus Swallowtail, Iphicleola Satyr, Orange Banner and lots more. We even
came across a few new species for the official checklist in this fantastic habitat! It was difficult
to pull ourselves away, but we made it back to the Tower for lunch (albeit a little late!).
In the afternoon we headed out again, to yet another good area for butterflies—the grounds of
the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. This afternoon we found it was rather quiet for butterflies; on
the other hand, the area was hopping with bird activity. Gartered Trogon, Black-throated
Mango, Yellow-rumped Cacique and Black-mandibled Toucan were among avian highlights. It
wasn’t until our walk back to the van when we finally came across some butterfly activity—a
Two-eyed Eighty-Eight and three species of crackers: Red, Gray and Variable crackers—all
resting beside each other on the same branch! It sure made for a great end to the day, as
crackers and eighty-eights are some of the most beautiful and most-wanted butterflies of the
Neotropics.
Back at the Canopy Tower, we reviewed our butterfly list for the day followed by a delicious
dinner after dark, and shared our favorite memories from the week in Panama.
Sunday December 21, 2014
Departure
Everyone said their goodbyes to the
Canopy Tower and departed
throughout the morning to carry on
with other exciting activities in
Panama and catch their return
flights home.
Overall, we tallied 168 species of
butterflies (and a few more we have
yet to identify) and additionally, over
200 species of birds for the trip (not
listed in this report). On behalf of
the Canopy Family we thank all of
our participants for a memorable
and exciting inaugural butterfly tour
in Panama!
Butterfly List
Classification follows Butterflies of America
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PAPILIONIDAE
swallowtails
Papilioninae
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Neographium agesilaus
2
Battus polydamas
3
Parides childrenae
4
Parides sesostris
5
Heraclides androgeus
6
Heraclides thoas
swallowtails & cattlehearts
Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail
Polydamas Swallowtail
Green-celled Cattleheart
Emerald-patched Cattleheart
Androgeus Swallowtail
Thoas Swallowtail
PIERIDAE
whites & sulphurs
Dismorphiinae
7
Dismorphia theucharila
Coliadinae
8
Eurema albula
9
Pyrisitia nise
10
Phoebis sennae
11
Phoebis argante
Pieridae
12
Leptophobia caesia
13
Pieriballia viardi
14
Archionas brassolis
15
Melete polyhymnia
mimic-whites
Clearwinged Mimic-White
sulphurs & yellows
White Yellow
Mimosa Yellow
Cloudless Yellow
Apricot Sulphur
whites
Bluish White
Viardi White
Cattleheart White
Golden White
LYCAENIDAE
hairstreaks & blues
Theclinae
16
Evenus regalis
17
Arcas imperialis
18
Arcas cypria
19
Arawacus togarna
20
Laothus barajo
21
Ziegleria hesperitis
22
Strymon ziba
Polyommatinae
23
Leptotes cassius
24
Cupido comyntas
hairstreaks
Regal Hairstreak
Imperial Arcas
Mexican Arcas
Togarna Hairstreak
Barajo Hairstreak
Hesperitis Grounstreak
Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak
blues
Cassius Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
RIODINIDAE
metalmarks
Riodininae
25
Mesosemia lamachus
26
Mesosemia carissima
27
Mesosemia asa
28
Leucochimona vestalis
29
Perophthalma lasus
30
Ithomiola theages
31
Eurybia unxia
32
Eurybia lycisca
33
Ithomeis eulema
34
Caria mantinea
35
Symmachia tricolor
36
Sarota chrysus
metalmarks
Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Blue-patched Eyed-Metalmark
Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark
Vestalis Metalmark
Lasus Metalmark
White-spotted Metalmark
Azure-winged Eurybia
Blue-winged Eurybia
Northern Mimic-Metalmark
Lampeto Metalmark
Tricolored Metalmark
Stoll’s Sarota
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Anteros chrysoprasta
Anteros kupris
Emesis cypria
Thisbe irenea
Juditha odites
Menander menander
Calospila lucianus
Calicosama lilina
Elegant Anteros
Giant Anteros
Orange-striped Emesis
Irenia Metalmark
Odites Metalmark
Menander Metalmark
Lucianus Metalmark
White-posted Metalmark
NYMPHALIDAE
brushfoots
Danainae
45
Lycorea halia
46
Danaus gilippus
47
Danaus plexippus
48
Tithorea harmonia
49
Tithorea tarricina
50
Aeria eurimedia
51
Melinaea lilis parallelis
52
Ithomia diasia
53
Ithomia heraldica
54
Ceratinia tutia
55
Godyris zavaleta
Heliconiinae
56
Actinote anteas
57
Dione juno
58
Dryadula phaetusa
59
Dryas iulia
60
Philaethria dido
61
Eueides aliphera
62
Heliconius charithonia
63
Heliconius cydno
64
Heliconius doris
Heliconius erato petiverana
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Heliconius erato hydara
Heliconius hecale anderida
66
Heliconius hecale zuleika
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Heliconius sara
Limenitidinae
68
Adelpha cytherea
69
Adelpha iphicleola
Apaturinae
70
Doxocopa pavon
Biblidinae
71
Ectima erycinoides
72
Hamadryas amphinome
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Hamadryas februa
74
Hamadryas feronia
75
Hamadryas laodamia
76
Nica flavilla
77
Temenis laothoe
78
Callicore lyca
79
Callicore pitheas
Cyrestinae
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Marpesia chiron
monarchs & clearwings
Tiger Mimic-Queen
Queen
Monarch
Harmonia Tigerwing
Cream-spotted Tigerwing
Banded Tigerwing
Mimic Tigerwing
Diasia Clearwing
Heraldica Clearwing
Tutia Clearwing
Variegated Clearwing
longwings
Anteas Actinote
Juno Longwing
Banded Longwing
Julia
Green Longwing
Fine-lined Longwing
Zebra Longwing
Cydno Longwing
Doris Longwing
Crimson-patched Longwing
Crimson-patched Longwing
Hecale Longwing
Hecale Longwing
Sara Longwing
sisters
Cytherea Sister
Iphicleola Sister
emperors
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banners, crackers & eighty-eights
Northern Ectima
Red Cracker
Gray Cracker
Variable Cracker
Starry Cracker
Little Banner
Orange Banner
Six-spotted Eighty-Eight
Two-eyed Eighty-Eight
daggerwings
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Nymphalinae
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Historis odius
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Colobura dirce
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Smyrna blomfildia
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Anartia fatima
85
Anartia jatrophae
86
Siproeta epaphus
87
Siproeta stelenes
88
Junonia evarete
89
Chlosyne narva
90
Chlosyne janais
91
Chlosyne lacinia
92
Anthanassa drusilla
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Anthanassa tulcis
94
Castilia eranites
95
Eresia clio
96
Eresia ithomioides
97
Eresia phillyra
98
Tegosa anieta
Charaxinae
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Consul fabius
100 Siderone galanthis
101 Fountainea eurypyle
102 Memphis pithyusa
103 Archaeoprepona amphimachus
104 Archaeoprepona demophon
105 Archaeoprepona demophoon
106 Prepona laertes
Satyrinae
107 Morpho cypris
108 Morpho helenor
109 Morpho menelaus
110 Morpho theseus
111 Caligo atreus
112 Caligo telemonius
113 Catoblepia berecynthia
114 Eryphanis lycomedon
115 Opsiphanes cassina
116 Opsiphanes quiteria
117 Selenophanes josephus
118 Cithaerias pireta
119 Pierella helvina
120 Pierella luna
121 Oxeoschistus puerta
122 Pedaliodes dejecta
123 Cissia labe
124 Cissia pompilia
125 Euptychia westwoodi
126 Hermeuptychia sosybius
127 Hermeuptychia hermes
128 Magneuptychia libye
129 Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
130 Pseudodebis celia
beauties & crescents
Orion Cecropian
Dirce Beauty
Blomfild’s Beauty
Banded Peacock
White Peacock
Rusty-tipped Page
Malachite
Tropical Buckeye
Narva Checkerspot
Crimson-patch Checkerspot
Bordered Patch
Orange-patched Crescent
Pale-banded Crescent
Mimic Crescent
Clio Crescent
Variable Crescent
Longwing Crescent
Black-bordered Crescent
leafwings
Tiger-striped Leafwing
Red-striped Leafwing
Pointed Leafwing
Pale-spotted Leafwing
White-spotted Prepona
One-spotted Prepona
Two-spotted Prepona
Yellow-tufted Prepona
satyrs
Cypris Morpho
Common Morpho
Menelaus Morpho
Stub-tailed Morpho
Banded Owl-Butterfly
Pale Owl-Butterfly
Berecynthia Owl-Butterfly
Split-spotted Owl-Butterfly
Split-banded Owl-Butterfly
Scalloped Owl-Butterfly
Josephus Owl-Butterfly
Rusted Clearwing-Satyr
Red-washed Satyr
Moon Satyr
Puerta Satyr
Dejected Satyr
Labe Satyr
Plain Satyr
Westwood’s Satyr
Carolina Satyr
Hermes Satyr
Blue-gray Satyr
White Satyr
Celia Satyr
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Yphthomoides renata
Renata Satyr
HESPERIIDAE
skippers
Eudaminae
132 Urbanus esmeraldus
133 Urbanus dorantes
134 Urbanus simplicius
135 Urbanus procne
136 Urbanus doryssus
137 Urbanus chalco
138 Astraptes talus
139 Astraptes fulgerator
140 Autochton zarex
141 Autochton bipunctatus
142 Cogia calchas
Pyrginae
143 Pyrrhopyge zenodorus
144 Celaenorrhinus stallingsi
145 Nisoniades godma
146 Bolla cupreiceps
147 Sostrata nordica
148 Aethilla lavochrea
149 Eantis tamenund
150 Achylodes busirus
151 Ouleus panna
152 Paramimus stigma
153 Paches loxus
154 Paches polla
155 Xenophanes tryxus
156 Antigonus erosus
157 Pyrgus oileus
158 Heliopetes arsalte
Hesperiinae
159 Calpodes ethlius
160 Anthoptus epictetus
161 Lento hermione
162 Callimormus juventus
163 Callimormus radiola
164 Vehilius stictomenes
165 Vettius lafrenaye
166 Onophas colombaria
167 Pompeius pompeius
168 Metron chrysogastra
longtails, flashers & scarlet-eyes
Esmeralda Longtail
Dorantes Longtail
Plain Longtail
Brown Longtail
White-tailed Longtail
Great White Longtail
Green Flasher
Two-barred Flasher
Sharp Banded-Skipper
Gmelin’s Banded-Skipper
Mimosa Skipper
spreadwing skippers
Red-headed Firetip
Stallings’ Flat
Godma Tufted-Skipper
Copper-headed Sootywing
Blue-studded Skipper
Yellow-rimmed Skipper
Northern Sicklewing
Giant Sicklewing
Panna Skipper
Stigma Skipper
Glorious Blue-Skipper
Polla Blue-Skipper
Glassy-winged Skipper
Common Spurwing
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Veined White-Skipper
ruby-eyes & grass skippers
Brazilian Skipper
Trailside Skipper
Hermione Skipper
Juventus Skipper
Radiant Skipper
Pasture Skipper
Two-toned Skipper
Blue-glossed Skipper
Pompeius Skipper
Orange-headed Metron
Trip report and photos by Jenn Sinasac
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