Butterflies - Borboletas

Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest and Conservation Centre

Verso 1 08/2008
Gareth Ventress -- Iracambi Volunteer
Made with the considerable support and guidence for identification by Andr Victor Lucci Freitas -- Museu de Histria Natural, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Photographs and any errors in identification are the responsibility of the author. Fazenda Iracambi Caixa Postal No. 1 Rosrio da Limeira 36878-000 Minas Gerais, Brasil Email: garethventress@yahoo.co.uk or iracambi@iracambi.com

Riodinidae / Metalmarks
Calephelis brasiliensis Charis cadytis Emesis fatimella

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Emesis ocypore

W/S = 27mm

Ventral Emesis sp.

W/S = 32mm

Ventral W/S = 44mm Eurybia pergaea

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Lemonias zygia

W/S = 25mm

Ventral W/S = 41mm Leucochimona mathata

Ventral

W/S = 60mm

Dorsal Dorsal

Ventral Ventral W/S = 37mm

W/S = 31mm

Metacharis ptolomaeus 

Metacharis ptolomaeus

? sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 33mm

Ventral

W/S = 33mm

Ventral

W/S = 31mm

Pieridae / Yellows, Whites & Sulphurs

Eurema agave Eurema albula Eurema Arbela

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Eurema deva

W/S = 35mm

Ventral Eurema elathea 

W/S = 45mm

Ventral Eurema elathea

W/S = 44mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 36mm

Ventral

W/S = 37mm

Ventral

W/S = 42mm

Eurema nise

Eurema sp.

Leucidia elvina

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 37mm Phoebis argante 

Ventral

W/S = 37mm Ventral Phoebis argante

W/S = 30mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 65mm

Ventral

W/S = 60mm

Phebis philea 

Phoebis philea

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Phoebis sennae 

W/S = 90mm

Ventral Phoebis sennae

W/S = 96mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 70mm

Ventral

W/S = 62mm

Dismorphia thermesia

Dismorphia thermesia

Enantia lina psamathe

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Enantia lina

W/S = 50mm

Ventral Enantia melite

W/S = 57mm

Ventral W/S = 52mm Pseudopieris nehemia

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 52mm Archonias brassolis

Ventral W/S = 52mm Hesperocharis anguitea

Ventral Melete lycimnia

W/S = 50mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 64mm

Ventral

W/S = 45mm Ventral W/S = 64mm

Papilionidae / Swallowtails
Battus polydamas Heraclides thoas

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 94mm Ventral W/S = 136mm

Nymphalidae / Brushfoots
Callicore pygas Diaethria candrena Diaethria eluina

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 51mm

Ventral

W/S = 45mm

Ventral

W/S = 42mm

Dynamine agacles

Dynamine postverta

Epiphile orea

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 28mm

Ventral Hamadryas februa

W/S = 43mm Ventral W/S = 53mm Hamadryas feronia

Hamadryas epinome

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 80mm Paulogramme pyracmon

Ventral

W/S = 72mm

Ventral

W/S = 85mm

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 43mm

Eryphanis automedon

Hypna clytemnestra

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Memphis appias

W/S = 85mm

Dorsal

Ventral Danaus gilippus

Ventral Lycoria halia discreta

W/S = 128mm

W/S = 65mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 75mm

Ventral

W/S = 70mm

Agraulis vanillae

Dione juno

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Dryas iulia

W/S = 68mm

Ventral Eueides aliphera

W/S = 66mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Heliconius ethilla

W/S = 79mm

Ventral

W/S = 54mm

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 93mm

Heliconius besckey

Heliconius erato

Philaethria wernickey

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Dircenna dero

W/S = 69mm

Ventral W/S = 75mm Episcada carcinia

Ventral Epityches eupompe

W/S = 93mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Hypoleria adasa

W/S = 68mm

Ventral W/S = 48mm Hypothyris ninonia daeta

Ventral Ithomia agnosia

W/S = 62mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 51mm

Ventral

W/S = 65mm

Ventral

W/S = 48mm

Mechantitis lysimnia lysimnia

Mechanitis polymnia

Melinaea ethra

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Melinaea ludovica

W/S = 59mm

Ventral Placidina euryanassa

W/S = 72mm

Ventral Pseudoscada erruca

W/S = 87mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Morpho helenor

W/S = 90mm

Ventral

W/S = 80mm

Ventral

W/S = 54mm

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 160mm

Adelpha mythra

Adelpha serpa

Adelpha syma

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Antirrhea archaea

W/S = 53mm

Ventral Anartia amathea

W/S = 57mm

Ventral Anartia jatrophae

W/S = 50mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Historis odius

W/S = 80mm

Ventral

W/S = 55mm

Ventral

W/S = 55mm

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 110mm

Hypanartia lethe

Junonia evareta

Tegosa claudina

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 64mm Vanessa myrinna

Ventral W/S = 60mm Vanessa myrinna

Ventral

W/S = 34mm

Archeuptychia cluena

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 53mm Carminda paeon

Ventral W/S = 66mm Hermeuptychia hermes

Ventral W/S = 55mm Pareuptychia metaleuca

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 46mm

Ventral

W/S = 34mm

Ventral

W/S = 50mm

Pareuptychia ocirrhoe

Pareuptychia summandosa

Taygetis laches

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 44mm Ventral W/S = 45mm Ventral W/S = 76mm

Yphthimoides angularis

Pharneuptychia sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 48mm

Ventral

W/S = 37mm

Lycaenidae / Blues and Hairstreaks

Hemiargus hanno  Hemiargus hanno
Arawacus meliboeus

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Arawacus tarania

W/S = 22mm

Ventral Arcas imperialis

W/S = 22mm Ventral W/S = 29mm Denivia sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Strymon sp.

W/S = 21mm

Ventral Strymon sp.

W/S = 38mm

Ventral ? sp.

W/S = 40mm

Dorsal Dorsal Dorsal

Ventral Ventral W/S = 19mm

W/S = 27mm

Ventral

W/S = 27mm

? sp.

? sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 35mm

Ventral

W/S = 28mm

Hesperiinae / Skippers
Lamponia lamponia Lychnuchoides ozias Miltomiges cinnamomea

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Orses itea

W/S = 40mm

Ventral Vettius artona

W/S = 33mm

Ventral Authocton sp.

W/S = 40mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 50mm

Ventral

W/S = 26mm

Ventral

W/S = 35mm

Carrehenes canescens

Carrehenes canescens

Gorgythion sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 40mm Helias phalaenoides

Ventral Heliopetes Alana

W/S = 50mm

Ventral Heliopetes arsalte

W/S = 32mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral W/S = 35mm Heliopetes macaire

Ventral Heliopetes omrina

W/S = 31mm

Ventral Heliopetes sp.

W/S = 36mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 33mm

Ventral

W/S = 36mm

Ventral

W/S = 36mm

Noctuana diurnal

Pyrgus orcus

Prygus sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Prygus sp.

W/S = 44mm

Ventral Sostrata cronion

W/S = 31mm

Ventral Trina geometrina

W/S = 34mm

Dorsal Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral Urbanus dorantes

W/S = 30mm

Ventral Urbanus teleus

W/S = 35mm

Ventral Urbanus sp.

W/S = 32mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 47mm

Ventral

W/S = 46mm

Ventral

W/S = 53mm

Xenophanes tryxus

? sp.

? sp.

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral ? sp.

W/S = 34mm

Ventral ? sp.

W/S = 32mm

Ventral ? sp.

W/S = 30mm

Dorsal

Dorsal

Dorsal

Ventral ? sp.

W/S = 33mm

Ventral

W/S = 30mm

Ventral

W/S = 30mm

Identification by:Andr Victor Lucci Freitas (baku@unicamp.br) and Gareth Ventress (garethventress@yahoo.co.uk).

Dorsal

Ventral

W/S = 37mm

All specimens captured and photographed between 27/06/08 and 27/08/08 by Gareth Ventress