Habitats and wildlife in San Martin and Amazonas, Northern Peru
See also Peru Moths
Katydid
La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 15 SeptAmphiacusta sp
La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 15 SeptAnisoscelis sp
La Musa Verde, 15 SeptCerro Verde trail
Cordillera Escalera, above Tarapoto, prior to descent into the forest, 16 SeptCerro Verde trail
in the Cordillera Escalera, above Tarapoto, 16 SeptPterodictya reticularis
Wax-tailed Planthopper at Koepcke's Hermit site above Tarapoto, 17 SeptMegaloprepus sp
Koepcke's Hermit site, 17 SeptKoepcke's Hermit site
over the Cordillera Ascalera crest the track through the forest, 17 SeptKoepcke's Hermit site, 17 Sept
Koepcke's Hermit site
view from top of the canopy tower, near Tarapoto, 17 SeptemberKoepcke's Hermit site, 17 Sept
as in the previous photo
artichoke-type of flower, Koepcke's Hermit forest, 17 Sept
Phasmida Order sp
Koepcke's Hermit, 17 Septalso at Koepcke's Hermit spot, 17 Sept
Cordillera Escalera
butterfly-rich narrow ridge track, above Tarapoto, 19 SeptemberPseudatteria sp
on the Cordilerra Escalera ridge track, 19 SeptPhasmida Order sp
an insect able to change colour, Cordillera Escalera ridge, 19 SeptFrog
at the river edge, La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 20 Septwith incredibly long and fine antennae, in the grounds at La Musa Verde, 20 Sept
Steatornis caripensis
Oilbirds, nocturnal fruit-eaters, in a deep narrow gorge under a road bridge about 30 minutes from Moyobamba, 20 SeptDamselfly sp
fish pond edge at Rumipata Lodge, Moyobamba, 21 SeptRumipata trail
21 SeptRumipata Lodge forest trial, 21 Sept
Psychotria sp
in the forest behind Rumipata Lodge, 21 SeptRumipata forest stream
21 SeptDragonfly sp
also at a pond edge at Rumipata Lodge, 21 SeptLizard
at the forest edge, Rumipata Lodge, 21 SeptAmbush Spider
La Julianita, Motobamba, 22 SeptAmbush Spider
La Julianita, 22 SeptLarge caterpillar
on the Rumipata trail, 23 SeptStriking fly
on the Rumipata trail, 23 SeptLichenomorphus sp
(superbly camouflaged when feeding on lichen), Rumipata trail, 23 SeptMorro de Calzada
south of Moyotamba, mid-elevation trail into the deeper forest, 24 SeptemberMorro de Calzada
giant dry sandstone outcrop, Moyobamba, 24 SeptemberSwallow Tanager
on the Waqanki trail, Moyobamba, 25 SeptMorro de Calzada
Moyobamba, 26 SeptemberAnisoscelis sp
Morro de Calzada, 26 SeptHeliconius sp
on the Waqanki trail, Moyobamba, 27 SeptFern
Waqanki trail, 27 SeptWaqanki trail
Moyotamba, a superb rainforest site accessed straight from the lodge, 27 Septemberouside my room at Waqanki Lodge, 28 Sept
'Playa de los Mariposas'
a very rich and aptly named site between Moyotamba and Abra Particia at 1,080 metres, 28 SeptOwlet Lodge
canopy tower trail, Abra Patricia, 29 SeptemberOwlet Lodge
Abra Patricia, view from the top of the canopy tower, 29 SeptemberOwlet Lodge
trail through deep forest, 29 SeptemberLichenomorphus sp
attracted by night lights at Owlet Lodge, along with many moths, 30 SeptECOAN track parallel to the rock face below Owlet Lodge, 30 Sept
Fundo alta Nieva, Abra Patricia, 30 Sept
Long-legged Water Spider
note its front legs resting on the surface, Fundo alta Nieva, 30 SeptShow More