Lepidigi
Butterflies of Europe and the Tropics
Habitats and wildlife in San Martin and Amazonas, Northern Peru
See also Peru Moths
PERU, September 2018, Habitats and Wildlife

at La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 15 September

La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 15 Sept

La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 15 Sept

La Musa Verde, 15 Sept

La Musa Verde, 16 Sept

Cordillera Escalera, above Tarapoto, prior to descent into the forest, 16 Sept

in the Cordillera Escalera, above Tarapoto, 16 Sept


Wax-tailed Planthopper at Koepcke's Hermit site above Tarapoto, 17 Sept

Koepcke's Hermit site, 17 Sept

19 Sept

over the Cordillera Ascalera crest the track through the forest, 17 Sept

Koepcke's Hermit site, 17 Sept

view from top of the canopy tower, near Tarapoto, 17 September

Koepcke's Hermit site, 17 Sept

as in the previous photo

artichoke-type of flower, Koepcke's Hermit forest, 17 Sept

Koepcke's Hermit, 17 Sept


also at Koepcke's Hermit spot, 17 Sept

moth larva

butterfly-rich narrow ridge track - arete - above Tarapoto, 19 September

on the Cordilerra Escalera ridge track, 19 Sept



of unknown plant

an insect able to change colour, Cordillera Escalera ridge, 19 Sept

at the river edge, La Musa Verde, Tarapoto, 20 Sept


with incredibly long and fine antennae, in the grounds at La Musa Verde, 20 Sept

Oilbirds, nocturnal fruit-eaters, in a deep narrow gorge under a road bridge about 30 minutes from Moyobamba, 20 Sept

fish pond edge at Rumipata Lodge, Moyobamba, 21 Sept

21 Sept

Rumipata Lodge forest trial, 21 Sept

in the forest behind Rumipata Lodge, 21 Sept

21 Sept

also at a pond edge at Rumipata Lodge, 21 Sept

peering from a puddle, Rumipata

at the forest edge, Rumipata Lodge, 21 Sept

La Julianita, Motobamba, 22 Sept

close-up, La Julianita, 22 Sept

on the Rumipata trail, 23 Sept

on the Rumipata trail, 23 Sept

(superbly camouflaged when feeding on lichen), Rumipata trail, 23 Sept

south of Moyotamba, mid-elevation trail into the deeper forest, 24 September

giant dry sandstone outcrop, Moyobamba, 24 September

on the Waqanki trail, Moyobamba, 25 Sept

Waqanki Lodge outbuilding, 26 Sept

Moyobamba, 26 September

Anisoscelis species of Leaf-footed Bug, Morro de Calzada, 26 Sept