Bolivian Butterflies Checklist

Mariposas de Bolivia Lista de Especies

first update d. 20 February 2010

last update d. 27 February 2020

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Have today removed galleries and photos of Bolivia from 2004 to 2008.

d. 5 March 2014

Have today removed galleries and photos of Bolivia from 2004 to 2008. Therefore missing more photos on Bolivian Butterflies Checklist. It is useful to visit the Butterflies of America if you want to see these species from Bolivia. These earlier galleries from Bolivia are out of date, and from a time when my experience with digital photography and image editing was limited. With hopes of a good butterflies season Lars Andersen

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My first butterflies photos from Bolivia!

My first butterflies photos from Bolivia! Clymena Eighty-eight. Diaethria clymena. Yolosa, yungas, Bolivia d. 31 December 2004. Photographer; Lars Andersen

Cramer's Eighty-eight. Diaethria clymena  (Cramer, 1775).  
Yolosa, Yungas, Bolivia d. 31 December 2004.   Photographer; Lars Andersen

Prepona praeneste buckleyana. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia. 9 January 2012. Photographer; Peter Møllmann

Prepona praeneste ssp. buckleyana. (Hewitson, 1876).

Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia. d. 9 January 2012. Photographer; Peter Møllmann

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Preface

I have been in Bolivia six times now since January 2005 and photographing butterflies in Yungas, the Andes east side. Several expedition have been with Peter Møllmann, other people are Ib Kreutzer, Jan Flindt Christensen, Annelie B. Nielsen and Else M. Sveigaard on an expedition to Bolivia.

The list has been started because I had track of all my photos of butterflies from Bolivia, I did not know how many different species I've photographed? And it has irritated me a lot. Now after three months I begin to get an overview of how many species I have photographed, and it has been an exciting job to do.

Without help from Fauna Bolivia. Biodiversidad Mariposas. List of butterflies found in Bolivia. Author;  Y. Gareca;  Forno, E.; Pyrcz, T.; Willmott, K. & S. Reichle (1994 - 2006): Lista de EspeciesI never could make that list!

Must especially thank Steffen Reichle that they will show their latest list of Lycanidae from Bolivia.

For Kim Garwood; Neotropical Butterflies and Richard Lindstrom, I thank for their identification of Eudaminae species in Skippers, Hesperidae family. 

Lars Andersen on Jatata inn hotel, Caranavi, Yungas d. 18 januar 2010. Photographer Lars Andersen

Lars Andersen on Jatata inn hotel, Caranavi, Yungas d. 18 januar 2010. Photographer; Lars Andersen

Lars Andersen d. 30 April, 2010

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Butterflies from Bolivia

Papilionoidea

  list of
Bolivian butterflies
by Yuvinka Gareca
1994
list of
Bolivian butterflies
by Yuvinka Gareca & Lars Andersen
2005 - 2012
list of
Bolivian butterflies
by Gottfried Siebel
2015 - 2017
list of 
Neotropical butterflies
2017 -
Papilionidae; 50 50 70 141
Hedylidae;      3 3 36
Hesperiidae; 581   581 877 2365
Eudaminae     183  
Pyrginae     313  
Heteropterinae     040  
Hesperiinae     341  
Pieridae; 116 124 181 339
Lycanidae; 56   210 366 1182
Riodinidae; 179 232 491 1324
Nymphalidae; 723   738 1307 2433
total 1705 1938 3295 7820

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Day-flying Moths and Hawkmoths from Bolivia

Day-flying Moths          
Hawkmoths          

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The list is not finished yet, you presume after a study of  Ithomiini  genus which now stands a 138 species in Bolivia (Beccaloni & Gaston, 1994) they have after examination of  Ithomiinispecies in an area that perhaps is approx; 2700 to 2900 species in Bolivia. Families are expected additions in Riodinidae and Lycaenidae. Work is still on list, there is the large group; Hesperidae to get up and running! 

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Bolivians Butterflies from the climate zone; 2000-3000 meters altitude in fog forests at Andes mountains east slopes.

Cloud forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes at 2600 m altitude. Sacramento Alto. Yungas, Bolivia d. 6 January 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenChorinea sylphina. Kori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenKori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenAgularis Metalmark (Emesis angularis). Kori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenDalla cupavia. Kori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenLaoma Skipper (Potomanaxas laoma. Kori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 2 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenWatkin's Dartwhite (Catasticta watkinsi). Kori Wayku inca trail, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars Andersen

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reference, links and bibliography-list.

Fauna Bolivia. Biodiversidad Mariposas. List of butterflies found in Bolivia. Author;  Y. Gareca;  Forno, E.; Pyrcz, T.; Willmott, K. & S. Reichle (1994 - 2006): Lista de Especies

Preliminary checklist for Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in Bolivia.  Author; Yuvinka Gareca, Steffen Reichle & Robert Robbins  (2008 - 2009): Lista de Lycaenidae

Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project
Neotropical Butterflies of Will Carter and Kim Garwood.
learn about Butterflies and Moths
Tree of Life Web Project 
Markku Savela Lepidoptera and some other life forms.
Butterflies of America: Bernard D'Abrera 1984 & Lamas 2004

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A undescribed Lycaenidae species from Bolivia

d. 7 January 2014

Calycopis species. Nicolaea cf. bagrada? besidia? (could be new sp.) . Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 19 February 2007. Photographer: Lars AndersenCalycopis species? Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 6 February 2007. Photographer: Lars Andersen

Historic about the undescribed Lycaenidae species from Bolivia.
d. 6 and 19 february 2007; first unknown Lycaenidae species photographed in Caranavi, Bolivia by Lars Andersen.
d. 20 February 2010; first show in Bolivian Butterfly Checklist on Lycaenidae family .
d. 27 march 2011; Nicolaea bagrada? besidia? (could be new sp.) ID from Jorge Bizarro.
d. 11 october 2013; This butterfly is probably an undescribed species related to Nicolaea demilineata from Paraguay. Atronox on Neotropical Butterfly Forum.
d. 8 january 2014; Mail from Kim Garwood; Those are very nice shots of the mystery Nicolaea. There are quite few undescribed species in this genus, looking on Butterflies of America. I don't think anybody knows which one yours might be at this point. Thanks, K
d. 8 january 2014; I even think this unknown species is closest family with Calycopis centoripa as the red band on the rear wing bottom has a little different modes around discal-spot. Lars Andersen. See more about the undescribed Lycaenidae species on Naturephotos.dk
d. 10 january 2014; I sent it over to Gerardo Lamas in Peru to hear whether he knows it. Sincerely, Tom N. Kristensen.
d. 11 january 2014; Dear Tom, There are several hairstreak species which have underside wing patterns similar to those shown on Andersen''s pictures, and I''m not even sure if both images represent the same species. I''d think they belong to Nicolaea, close to Nicolaea fabulla, but I suggest you ask Bob Robbins. Best regards, Gerardo
d. 16 january 2016; After nearly nine years ago, when I photographed this unknowns Ministreak species in Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia, where I perhaps thought it must be an undescribed species? I found it on the website "Learn about Butterflies and Moths". So finally I got the name on this butterflies. It is: Cleon Ministreak, Ministrymon cleon (Fabricius, 1775).

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Bolivian Butterflies from climatic zone; 600 to 1200 meters altitude in the Andean foothills on the border of the Amazon.

Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 19 January 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenCaranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 29 January 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenHeraclides thoas wings. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 28 January 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenLars Andersen forgot his camera on the bank to the other side of the river. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 19 January 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenPieridae from Caranavi, Yungas. d. 13 January 2010. Photographer: Lars Andersen Rhetus arcius.Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 1 february 2010. Photographer; Lars AndersenArchonias brassolis. Suapi, Yungas, Bolivia. D. 3 February 2009. Photographer: Lars AndersenCaranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 19 January 2010. Photographer; Lars Andersen

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A movie by Peter Møllmann, Moths from Bolivia: "Yungas Night" 2011.

Several of the trips, along with Peter Møllmann has made beautiful film about butterflies from Yungas.

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Coroico, Yungas, Bolivia d. 6 February 2010. Photographer; Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2013

por Peter Møllmann, Michael F. y Werner Kunz


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2012

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2010

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2009

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero - Febrero 2008

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2007

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2006

por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2005

por Peter Møllmann, Annelie B. Nielsen y Lars Andersen


Mariposas de Bolivia

Enero 2004

por Peter Møllmann, Henrik Bloch y Jan Flindt Christensen


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