by Gottfried Siebel, Miguel Solis, Martin Apaza
Ticona,
Nikolaj
Kleissl, Henrik Bringsøe and Peter Møllmann
September 2021 to February 2022
First update n0vember 18,
2021
Last update september 10,
2022
Editor: Lars Andersen
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Kirsten and Peter traveled home from La Paz,
Bolivia to Copenhagen, Denmark
on 28
February, and were expected back home to day on 1 March. It has been
fantastic
with the stories from Nikolaj, Henrik, Gottfried, Miguel, Martin, Peter and Kirsten.
There will probably come more stories from their trip.
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Estacion cientifica, Conception y Rio
Uruguaito, Bolivia
Gottfried Siebel and Miguel Solis
First update september 22, 2021
Estacion cientifica, Conception y Rio
Uruguaito, Bolivia september 22, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Aricoris
signata
(Stichel, 1910).
Aricoris
epulus
(Cramer, 1775),
Juditha
molpe (Hübner,
1808).
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Florida, Parque Noel Kempff, Bolivia
Gottfried Siebel and Miguel Solis
First update september 25-28, 2021
Rocas en lo subtropical. Florida, Parque
Noel Kempff, Bolivia september 25-28, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Idomeneus giant owl, Caligo
idomeneusidomeneus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Florida, Parque Noel Kempff, Bolivia september 25-28,
2021.
Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Here,
link to Gottfried Siebel from Bolivia on
facebook
Kim
Garwood nov. 21. 2021; are you sure of the ssp? Why
not C.
i. idomenides (Fruhstorfer, 1903)? Lovely photo.
Minyas Cycadian, Eumaeus
minyas (Hübner, 1809) and Calydna
venusta morio (Stichel, 1929).
Florida,
Parque Noel Kempff, Bolivia september 25-28, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Flor de la pasión / Perfumed
passionflower, Passiflora vitifolia.
Florida,
Parque Noel Kempff, Bolivia september 25-28, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Forest
near the Viluny antenna and Caranavi Valley 800
to 1200 m., Yungas, Bolivia december
13 - 20, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried
Siebel
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Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
Butterflies by Peter Møllmann, Gottfried Siebel and Nikolaj Kleissl
First update november 8, 2021
Last update september 10, 2022
Finally I am back in Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia. I hope I
will be able to find some nice butterflies in the
next 3 months. Flamboyant
trees with flowers from the plaza november
8, 2021. Photographer;
Peter Møllmann
Peter Møllmann november 15, 2021:
Testing
my new drone in a ravine near Caranavi Bolivia
Had a wonderful day with lots of
butterflies at a old hotspot near
Caranavi Bolivia november 17, 2021.Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Red
Blue Shoemaker, Prepona praeneste ssp. buckleyana (Hewitson, 1876).
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia november 21, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter Møllmann; I had 2 wonderful days
in the highlands near Caranavi.
Most common
butterfly Aurora
Morpho, Morpho
aurora,
hundreds flying all over.
Best was
several Red Blue Shoemaker, Prepona
praeneste buckleyana.
Leprieur's Glory, Asterope leprieuri ssp. depuiseti (C. & R. Felder, 1861).
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia november 21, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Rio Zongo, Caranavi Highlands, Yungas,
Bolivia november 23, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Irmina Sister, Adelpha
irmina ssp. tumida (A. Butler, 1873).
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia
november
23, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Morpho telemachus ssp. exsusarion (Le Moult &
Réal, 1962). Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia november 24, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Long-tailed
Metalmark, Rhetus arcius ssp. huana (Saunders,
1859).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia november
29, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Turquoise
Emperor, Doxocopa laurentia ssp. cherubina.
Caranavi Highlands,1600m., Yungas, Bolivia november
29, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Nymphidium
carmentis ssp. carmentis (Stichel,
1910),
on ginger flower, Etlingera
elatior.
Caranavi City, Yungas, Bolivia november
29, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Mimas
Groundstreak, Calycopis
mimas (Godman & Salvin, 1887) or Atnius Groundstreak, Calycopis
atnius (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) group.
Caranavi Highlands 1600m., Yungas, Bolivia december
1, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Imelda
aenetus (Hewitson, 1874).
Caranavi Highlands 1600m., Yungas, Bolivia december
1, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID comments by Lars Andersen
Carias
Purplewing, Eunica
carias ssp. tenebrosa (Salvin,
1869).
Caranavi Highlands 1600m., Yungas, Bolivia december
1, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID comments by Lars Andersen
Carias
Purplewing, Eunica carias ssp. tenebrosa (Salvin, 1869).
Caranavi Highlands 1600m., Yungas, Bolivia december 8, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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Scarce Morpho, Morpho
deidamia ssp. electra (Röber, 1903).
From Caranavi Bolivia december 11, 2021. Copyright
pedromariposa / Peter Møllmann. 240 fps samsung
21ultra.
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Fabricius
Angel, Chorinea octauius with yellow marks behind
eyes and on thorax.
Caranavi Highlands 1200m., Bolivia December
18, 2021.
Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
Fabricius
Angel, Chorinea octauius with yellow marks behind
eyes and on thorax I have not seen before?
Caranavi Highlands 1200m., Bolivia December
18, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Sickle-winged
Morpho, Morpho rhetenor (Cramer,
1775).
Rio Broncini,
Caranavi Valley 628m., Yungas, Bolivia January 3, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
I saw 7 rhetenores today, one came down to my bait.
Got some slo mo also.
with samsung 21ultra. 240 fps.
Copyright pedromariposa.
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Dark-cheeked
Scarlet-eye,
Bungalotis
astylos (Cramer,
1780) male, came to my moth lamp.
Caranavi Valley 628m.,
Yungas,
Bolivia January 5, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Gray
Cracker, Hamadryas februa (Hübner,1823) chrysalis.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January
10, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Variable
Cracker, Hamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758).
Rio Broncini, Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January
15, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Mermeria
Wood Nymph, Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1776). Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia January 21, 2021. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Whitened
Dartwhite, Catasticta sisamnus ssp. telasco (Lucas, 1852). Caranavi
Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia January
21, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Quijarro
Cascada de la Serpente view 1275 m., down to 935m,
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia January 23, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
The other day jan. 23, 2022: Peter Møllmann, Nikolaj Kleissl and Henrik Bringsøe were at the view of Quijarro
Cascada de la Serpente view 1275 m., Where they
walked down to streams in 935m. where they saw
and photographed several different morphos such
as; M.
achilles, M. helenor, M. telemachus. Few M. rhetenor, M. cisseis and M. deidamia, as well as the shown M.
marcus that
Nikolaj has photographed. It's not every day, you
can meet seven morphos species!
Was told by Peter over the phone that just before
the stream met the army ants that passed over the
path of several tracks. Though they ran fast over
them, it was in the water right away to get rid
of the biting and stinging soldiers army ants
whose stings really make painful.
Teucer Owl Butterfly, Caligo teucer ssp. phorkys (Fruhstorfer, 1912) mating.
Rio Broncini,
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia January 24, 2022. kl. 21:19. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Small-eyed Purplewing, Eunica eurota ssp. dolores (Prittwitz, 1871).
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia January 26, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Giant Light-blue Morpho, Morpho menelaus ssp. godartii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) male.
Rio Tunki 1740 m.,
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January 29, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Rio Tunki 1740 m., Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January
29, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Cyclosemia
lathaea (Hewitson,
1878) and Memphis lineata (Salvin, 1869).
Rio Tunki 1740 m.,
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January 8 - 29, 2022. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel
Cloud Forest Swallowtail, Pterourus warscewiczii (Hopffer, 1866) 240 fps.
Rio Tunki 1740 m.,
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January February 5, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
View from
the road to Rio Mercedes-Loa, Caranavi, Bolivia February 18, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Hypanartia cinderella (Lamas, Willmott & J. Hall,
2001). Loa 1710m., Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February 18, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter
Møllmann: Hypanartia
kefersteini?,
from Loa, Caranavi Bolivia 1710m.
Andrés
Miguel Orellana:
Probably H. cinderella.
Lars
Andersen: Think, now
I can see that for many years I have called this
species from Bolivia Hypanartia
kefersteini when it
is H.
cinderella? So
that needs to be corrected.
Cisseis Morpho, Morpho
cisseis ssp. cisseistrica (Le Moult & Réal, 1962).
Rio Broncini 585 m.,
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia February 21, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
White-spotted
Agrias. Prepona (Agrias) amydon
ssp. boliviensis (Fruhstorfer, 1895).
Caranavi Highlands 1340 m., Yungas,
Bolivia
February 25, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
White-spotted
Agrias. Prepona (Agrias) amydon
ssp. ferdinandi (Fruhstorfer, 1895).
Rio Broncini
585 m., Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia
February 21, 2022. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Italian Flag Metalmark, Ancyluris
formosissima ssp. venerabilis (Stichel, 1916).
Caranavi Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia february 25, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Today
I finally found this wonderful species again, same spot
as last time,
4
years ago, in the highlands near Caranavi, Bolivia.
Ganimedes Hairstreak, Lamasina
ganimedes (Cramer, 1775) or Annamaria
ganimedes.
Caranavi
Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia february 25, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Christophe
Faynel
Hi Lars
Andersen, Annamaria d'Abrera & Bálint, 2001 is
valid according Opinion 2358 (Case 3458),
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 72(2) June 2015.
The Commission confirms the availability of the
generic names proposed in d’Abrera (2001).
Consequently, Lamasina Robbins, 2002 is its junior
synonym.
The wing pattern of Annamaria rhaptissima (Johnson, 1991) is completely
different than A. ganimedes one, in both sexes. Lastly, B. saphonota (Constantino, Salazar & K.
Johnson, 1993) does not belong to Annamaria but to Brevianta.
Eunica brunnea (Salvin, 1869).
Caranavi Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia february 25, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Peter
Møllmann; My first Eunica brunnea. ID by Gottfried Siebel.
From
my fantastic day 25.Feb. 2022 in Caranavi highlands Bolivia
1340m.
Now
I am back in Denmark but still have some interesting
butterfly photos I will share later.
Caranavi Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia february 25, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Potamanaxas flavofasciata ssp. pantra (Evans, 1953)
common name: Yellowbanded Skipper.
And Potamanaxas
laoma ssp. cosna (Evans, 1953)
common name: Cosna Skipper.
Caranavi
Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia february 25, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
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WILD BOLIVIA
d. 10 september 2022
Butterflies
from Bolivia in slo mo.
Recorded with samsung 21 (240fps) and dji mini, dec.-jan. 2021-22.
Copyright pedromariposa / Peter Møllmann 2022.
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Crested Quetzal, Pharomachrus
antisianus (Orbigny, 1837) female. My 2nd obs. of
this magnificent trogon bird.
Rio Tunki, 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia Dec.19, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter Møllmann; My first
observation was in 2015, a male and got a short video, can be
seen here.
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Coroico, Yungas, Bolivia
by Peter Møllmann & Kirsten
Matthiesen
First update february 12, 2022
Last update february 15, 2022
Hotel Esmeralda, Coroico 1800 m., Yungas.
Bolivia february 12, 2022. Photographer;
Kirsten
Matthiesen
Kirsten
Matthiesen together
with Peter
Møllmann on Hotel Esmeralda. Coroico. Bolivia.
February
12, 2022
Trout for
dinner at Hotel Esmaralda, where Peter has lived
in the ‘old’ days.
It will be something of a walk back to Sol y Luna,
just over 1 km uphill in the thin air and in the
dark. But it's good for my fitness.
Lars
Andersen; this
terrace at Hotel Esmeralda evokes memories that I have sat
many times from December 31, 2004 to February 2012.
Epargyreus barisses (Hewitson, 1874).
Coroico 1840 m., Yungas. Bolivia february 15, 2022. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Coroico 1700-1800 m., Yungas. Bolivia december 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Ellara Glasswing, Ithomia
ellara (Hewitson, 1874), Ithomiini family and Cosinga
Hawker, Metardaris cosinga (Hewitson, 1874).
Coroico 1800 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 3, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Does anyone know this hummingbird species?
Coroico 1700 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 4, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Hidden Arcas, Arcas jivaro (Nicolay, 1971).
Coroico 1800 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 6, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Nikolaj
Kleissl December 1, 2021: Today landed in El Alto/La Paz,
and drove by minibus over Cumbre pass to Coroico.
Here some pictures from the first hotel in
Coroico and on a trip with hummingbirds and
butterflies.
Death Road 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 5, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes
rubiginosus (Swainson, 1820). Swallow
Tanager, Tersina viridis (Illiger, 1811)
and Great-billed
Hermit, Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835).
Coroico 1600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 7, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Commentary on identification from Troells Melgaard
and Lars Andersen.
Crested Oropendola, Psarocolius
decumanus (Pallas, 1769). Coroico 1700 m., Yungas,
Bolivia december 7, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
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Death Road, Yungas, Bolivia
by Nikolaj Kleissl
First update december 5, 2021
Last update december 10, 2021
Death Road 2400 - 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia
december
5, 2021. Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
Blue-naped Chlorophonia, Chlorophonia
cyanea (Thunberg, 1822). Bolivian
Brushfinch, Atlapetes rufinucha (d'Orbigny &
Lafresnaye, 1837) and Inca Jay, Cyanocorax
yncas galeatus (Ridgway, 1900).
Death Road 2400 - 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 5, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Commentary on identification from Mauricio Pacheco
and Lars Andersen.
Cinnamon Flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias
cinnamomeus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837). Three-striped
Warbler, Basileuterus tristriatus (Tschudi, 1844).
Barred
Fruiteater, Pipreola arcuata (Lafresnaye,
1843). Death Road 2400 - 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 5, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Commentary on identification from Thomas Ridel.
White-collared Jay, Cyanolyca
viridicyanus (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838). Crimson-mantled
Woodpecker, Colaptes rivolii (Boissonneau,
1840). Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca
cinnamomeiventris (Lafresnaye, 1843).
Death Road 2400 - 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 5, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Commentary on identification from Thomas Ridel and Lars Andersen.
Death Road 2400 - 2600 m., Yungas, Bolivia
december
5, 2021. Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
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Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
by Nikolaj Kleissl
First update december 10, 2021
Last update january 11, 2022
Rufous-collared Sparrow or Andean
Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis (Müller, 1776).
Caranavi City 600 m., Yungas, Bolivia december 10, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Illioneus Giant Owl, Caligo
illioneus ssp. pheidriades (Fruhstorfer,
1912). Caranavi Valley 800m., Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Achilles Blue Morpho, Morpho
achilles ssp. songo (Weber, 1944).
Caranavi Valley 800m., Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Blue Doctor, Rhetus
periander ssp. arthuriana (Sharpe, 1890)
and Sword-tailed
Doctor, Rhetus arcius ssp. huana (Saunders, 1859). Blue-rayed
Metalmark, Lyropteryx apollonia (Westwood, 1851)
and Blue
Doctor, Rhetus periander ssp. arthuriana (Sharpe, 1890).
Caranavi Valley 800m., Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Offa Leafwing, Memphis offa (Druce, 1877)
and Prepona species.
Caranavi Valley 800m., Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Lineated Woodpecker, Dryocopus
lineatus (Linnaeus, 1766) and Roadside
Hawk, Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788).
Caranavi Valley 800m., Yungas, Bolivia december 11, 2021. Photographer;
Nikolaj
Kleissl
Caranavi
Highlands 1200m., Bolivia December 18, 2021. Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
Shaded-blue Leafwing, Prepona
laertes ssp. demodice sitting on a roadkill South American
Coati, Nasua nasua.
Caranavi Highlands
1200m., Bolivia December 18, 2021. Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
Adonis Morpho, Morpho marcus ssp. intermedia (Schaller, 1785) male.
Quijarro 935 m,
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia January 23, 2022. Photographer; Nikolaj Kleissl
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Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
Amphibians, reptiles and mammals
by
Henrik Bringsøe
First update march 2, 2022
Last update march 3, 2022
Aesculapian False Coral Snake, Erythrolamprus aesculapii ssp. tetrazona Jan, 1863.
Rincón del Tigre
near Taipiplaya 1350 m., Yungas, Bolivia February 21, 2022. Photographer; Henrik Bringsøe
Aesculapian False Coral
Snake in
Bolivia
Henrik
Bringsøe; On a
journey to Bolivia in February 2022, I saw a number of reptiles and
amphibians, however, finding such species in
Bolivia is difficult and time-consuming. Our base
was in Caranavi in the lowlands.
On a trip to the picturesque waterfall Rincón
del Tigre near Taipiplaya, in an altitude of
approx. 1350 metres, I was fortunate to find a
colourful snake which mimics the dangerous coral
snakes.
A coral snake or false
coral snake.
It is called Aesculapian False
Coral Snake, Erythrolamprus
aesculapii (Linnaeus,
1758).
It is the Bolivian
subspecies Erythrolamprus aesculapii ssp. tetrazona Jan, 1863, which has black rings
in groups of four, whereas the black rings appear
in pairs in the large South and Central American
distribution of the other subspecies of E. aesculapii.
The snout of slightly
similar dangerous coral snakes in Bolivia, the
species complex of Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758), is completely
black, whereas that of E. aesculapii also contains light elements.
Furthermore, in false coral snakes a loreal scale
between the eye and nostril is present. More
specifically, the loreal is located between the
preoculars and the nasals. A loreal is absent in
true coral snakes.
The phenomenon of a harmless species imitating a
lethal species is called Batesian mimicry.
The genus Erythrolamprus is rear-fanged and its venom is
mild. These snakes are not particularly
aggressive and are considered harmless to humans.
Henrik Bringsøe; I recently showed a little
video
with this Erythrolamprus
aesculapii on facebook
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Rincón
del Tigre near Taipiplaya 1350 m., Yungas, Bolivia February 21, 2022. Photographer; Henrik Bringsøe
Tayra, Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758).
Rincón del Tigre
near Taipiplaya 1350 m., Yungas, Bolivia February 21, 2022. Photographer; Henrik Bringsøe
Tayra in Bolivia
Henrik
Bringsøe; On a path
on the edge of the forest I am greeted by an
impressive sight in the form of a Tayra, Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758), which with its
up to 7 kg and 120 cm total length is South
America's largest terrestrial marten (otters grow
larger).
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Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
Moths by Peter Møllmann, Nikolaj Kleissl
and Henrik Bringsøe
First update november 28, 2021
Last update march 9, 2022
Jungle Dragon, Coronidia
leachii (Godart, 1819) family Sematuridae, subfamily Sematurinae.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia november 27, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Molybdophora concinnularia (Herrich-Schäffer,
1854) family Uraniidae, subfamily Eplpleminae or other species
in this genus.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 9, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann. Identification from Dariel Sanabria
Q
White Witch, Thysania
agrippina (Cramer, 1776) male. Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia november 26, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
White Witch, Thysania
agrippina (Cramer, 1776) male. Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia november 27, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann
White Witch, Thysania
agrippina female no 1. I will try to get some eggs
from her. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia Dec. 2, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
White Witch, Thysania
agrippina female no 2. Now together with my first
female, both in very good condition. Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia Dec. 8, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter Møllmann: This morning I
found 12 eggs laid by my Thysania agrippina females. Caranavi
Bolivia Dec. 16, 2021. Photographer; Gottfried Siebel and Nikolaj Kleissl
Thysania agrippina, newly hatched
caterpillar. Must be the first ever photo of this species.
Now I will try to find out what it will eat. 3
caterpillar have hatched so far. Size approx. 7-8mm.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia December 22, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Letis occidua (Linnaeus,
1758). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 7, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Letis buteo (Guenée,
1852) male. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia february 9, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Letis magna (Gmelin,
1790) female. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 20, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Hemeroblemma opigena (Drury,
1773). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 10, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Hemeroblemma opigena (Drury,
1773). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 5, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Rothschild's
Silk Moth, Rothschildia erycina (Shaw, 1797).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 6, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Loxolomia
johnsoni (Schaus 1932) female. Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia december 18, 2021. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Pseudodirphia
agis (Cramer
1775) family Saturniidae.
Loa 1710m., Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia February 18, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Unknown species. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
november
27, 2021 Photographer; Peter Møllmann and Copaxa
decrescens (Walker 1855). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 1, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Draconiaspecies. Thyrididae fam.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
6, 2021. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Maybe a Zale
peruncta (Guenée, 1852) family Erebidae.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
5, 2021. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Probably
an Elori species;
Eloria torrida (Schaus
1910) subfamily Lymantriinae.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
9, 2021. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann
Florestan Sphinx, Manduca
florestan (Cramer, 1782) and Dupochel's
Sphinx, Amphonyx duponcheli (Poey, 1832).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 5, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Beelzebuth Sphinx,Cocytius
beelzebuth (Boisduval, 1875). Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia december 4, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Darwin Hawkmoth,Amphimoea
walkeri (Boisduval, 1875). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia february 7, 2022. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Cluentius Sphinx,Neococytius
cluentius (Cramer, 1776). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 4, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Adhemarius
gannascus (Stoll,
1790). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 6, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Adhemarius
gannascus (Stoll,
1790). Loa 1710m., Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February 18, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter
Møllmann: Adhemarius
gannascus? Loa
1710m., Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia feb. 18, 2022.
Ale
Borquez: Alguien dijo
Adhemarius
rostralis!?
Jean
Haxaire: Ale Borquez
that's a good question....
Peter
Møllmann: Jean
Haxaire I have no Adhemarius rostralis in the CHECKLIST OF THE
SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA I got from you. I did not collect
it and have no other photos showing more of this
specimen.
Jean
Haxaire: Peter
Møllmann so far, it is supposed to be a synonym,
but I have strong doubt'
Protambulyx
goeldii (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903). Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia december 1, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Xylophanes
fusimacula (Felder, 1874). Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia december 9, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Eumorpha
phorbas (Felder, 1874). Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 21, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Xylophanes
ceratomioides or X.
lamontagnei.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 1, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID comments by Jean Haxaire
Xylophanes
pistacina (Boisduval, 1875).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
1, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID comments by Jean Haxaire and Lars
Andersen
Xylophanes
thyelia (Linnaeus, 1758).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 7, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID comments by Jean Haxaire
Libya
sphinx,Xylophanes
libya (Druce, 1878).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 5, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID by Jean Haxaire
Xylophanes
amadis (Stoll, 1782).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 4, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Porcus
sphinx,Xylophanes
porcus (Hübner, 1823).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 4, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Oryba
kadeni (Schaufuss, 1870) female.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
november 27, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Oryba
achemenides (Cramer, 1779) female.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 4, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Callionima
acuta (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 5, 2021. Bolivia
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Spangled
Sphinx,Callionima
nomius (Walker, 1856).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia
december 4, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Parce
sphinx,Callionima
parce (Fabricius, 1775).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
21, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Xylophanes
undata(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
21, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Xylophanes
anubus (Cramer, 1777).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
22, 2022. ).
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Isognathus
menechus (Boisduval, 1875).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january
22, 2022. ).
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Walker's
Sphinx,Pachylioides
resumens (Walker, 1856).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december
12, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Gaudy
Hawkmoth,Eumorpha
capronnieri (Boisduval, 1875).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia november
29, 2021.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Striped
Vine Sphinx,Eumorpha
vitis (Linnaeus, 1758).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia december 4, 2021. Photographer;
Peter
Møllmann
Eumorpha
triangulum (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) female.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 27, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
ID
by
Jean Haxaire.
Snake
Mimic Sphinx, Hemeroplanes triptolemus (Cramer, 1779).
Rio Broncini, Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia January 17, 2022. Photographer; Henrik Bringsøe
A particularly
distinctive mimicry of a snake involves the Snake Mimic Sphinx, Hemeroplanes triptolemus (Cramer, 1779) which mimics
especially palm pitvipers, the genus Bothriechis. But it is a generalised mimicry
which most probably also pertains to many other
serpents.
Is found in tropical America from Costa Rica to
northern Argentina.
In its larval form, the Hemeroplanes
triptolemus is
capable of expanding its anterior body segments
to give it the appearance of a snake, complete
with eye patches. This snake mimicry extends even
to the point where it will harmlessly strike at
potential predators as birds, reptiles and
amphibians.
The larva lives on Mesechites trifida in dogbane,
Apocynaceae familie.
Phaloe
cruenta (Hübner, 1823).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February
2, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
ID by Tiago Barbosa.
Hyperthaema
sanguineata (Walker 1865).
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February
4, 2022.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
ID by James Adams.
Prochoerodes
species, subfamily Ennominae, family Geometridae.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia February 9, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Gonora
paphia (Druce
1893), subfamily Ennominae, family Geometridae.
Rio Broncini 585 m.,
Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia February 21, 2022. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
