Papilionidae and Pieridae
PERU, November 2017, Papilionidae & Pieridae
Villa Carmen, 7 Nov
between Villa Carmen and Atalaya, 8 Nov
as in previous photo
near Quitacalzon, 11 Nov
as in previous photo
Quitacalzon, 3 Nov
missing one of its long tails, Ticary entrance, 11 Nov
Quitacalzon, 5 Nov
Quitacalzon, 5 Nov
track at Ticary, 11 Nov
up the road from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
up from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
late afternoon, by the Rio San Pedro bridge, 12 Nov
fairly worn specimen, up from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
same location and day as for the previous photo
Villa Carmen, 7 Nov
Sacsayhuaman Inca site above Cusco, 15 Nov
different butterfly, same site as in previous photo
Laguna de Huarcapay, 2 Nov
track between Villa Carmen and Atalaya, 8 Nov
Quitacalzon, 3 Nov
Villa Carmen to Atalaya track, 8 Nov
Villa Carmen, 7 Nov
up from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
Ticary, 11 Nov
the following 39 photos are not presented with any great degree of confidence, identification being somewhat mind-blowing in the absence of a handy key! This shot taken near Cock of the Rock on 4 Nov
A close match...Quitacalzon, 5 Nov
possibly not sisamnus as the marks in the forewing cell differ slightly to the previous insect. Also at Quitacalzon on 5 Nov
Rocatal, 13 Nov
At Rocatal, 13 Nov
near Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
close to sinapina: up from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
the next 5 photos are all labelled 'susiana' but each one is minutely different to the others. This one was at Pacchayoq on 14 Nov
Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
very close to 'susiana', also at Pacchayoq on 14 Nov
up the road from Cock of the Rock, 4 Nov
same date and location as previous photo
Rocatal, 13 Nov
Rocatal, 13 Nov
Rocatal, 13 Nov
some doubt - more strongly marked particularly around the spot at the end of the cell - Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
to be identified - unable, so far, to match the hindwing outer margin spots. Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
Believed to be same species as in the previous photo, Pacchayoq, 14 Nov
different insect, but same conclusion as in previous shot
Rocatal, 13 Nov
Rocatal, 13 Nov