Mariposas de Bolivia
by Gottfried Siebel and Peter Møllmann
January 2023 to March 2023
First update january 3, 2023
Last update march 12, 2023
Editor: Lars Andersen
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Kirsten Matthiesen and Peter Møllmann traveled to La
Paz, Bolivia from Copenhagen, Denmark
on january
1, 2023, and were expected back home march 2023.
Cumbre
pass 4700m. Yungas, Bolivia january 2, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter
Møllmann: Finally I am back in Bolivia. Lots of
snow in Cumbre pass 4700m. 2. January 2023 — sammen
med Kirsten
Matthiesen her: Bolivia.
Lots of
sunshine in Garrapatuni, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia
january
6, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Heliopetes
omrina (A. Butler, 1870) Stained
White-Skipper male.
Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 6, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Eunica
macris (Godart, 1824) male.
Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 6, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Agraulis
vanillae ssp. maculosa (Stichel, 1908) gulf fritillary or passion butterfly.
Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia january 11, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Dynamine
coenus ssp. albidula (Weeks, 1901) coenus sailor.
Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 13, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
ID
by Gottfried
Siebel
Dynamine
coenus ssp. albidula (Weeks, 1901) coenus sailor.
Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 18, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Nessaea sp.? female. Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 18, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Lars
Andersen; Not sure about this species? Because
females are very similar in Nessaea:
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Rio
Tunki
january
16, 2023
      
Lyropteryx
terpsichore female / Or Melanis passiena female? Ancyluris
mira (Hewitson, 1874).
Catasticta
anaitis sordida (A. Butler, 1897). Lasaia
kennethi (Weeks, 1901). Ocaria
clepsydra (H. Druce, 1907).
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia january 16, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Heraclides
thoas cinyras (Ménétriés, 1857) king swallowtail or Thoas swallowtail,
female laying eggs on Piper auritum is an aromatic
culinary herb in the pepper family Piperaceae.
Rio Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january 18, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
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| Rhetus
periander ssp. arthuriana (Sharpe,
1890) Blue Doctor. Rio
Broncini, Caranavi Valley, Yungas, Bolivia january
18, 2023. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann. |
Rhetus
dysonii ssp. pseca (Sauders,
1850) Dyson's Blue Doctor. Rio
Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia
january 16, 2023.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann. |
Ancyluris
formosissima ssp. venerabilis
(Stichel, 1916)
Italian Flag Metalmark.
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia january
20, 2023. Photographer; Peter
Møllmann. |
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Whitened
Dartwhite, Catasticta sisamnus ssp. telasco (Lucas, 1852).
Caranavi
Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia january 20, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Polina
Crescent, Eresia polina (Hewitson, 1852).
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia january 23, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Mesosemia
messeis ssp. amona (Hewitson, 1876).
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia january 23, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Mysarbia
sejanus ssp. erythrostigma (Röber, 1925) Scarlet-tipped
Loner.
Pusiliani, Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia january 31, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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March 4,
2023
 
Baeotis
felix (Hewitson, 1874). Rio Tunki 1740m.,
Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia march 4, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
I am
back in Caranavi and had another fantastic day in Rio
Tunki. New one for me!
Zera
difficilis (Weeks, 1901) Difficult
Skipper.
Caranavi Highlands 1340 m., Yungas, Bolivia march 10, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
ID
by Gottfried
Siebel
Bralus
alco (Evans, 1953). Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi
Highlands,
Yungas, Bolivia march 8, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Ladda
ibhara (A. Butler, 1870) Ibhara
Skipperling.
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia march 8, 2023.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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Villa
Tunari
february
8 - 19, 2023
Local
orchid as Hotel owner called it: Prosthechea
vespa ((Vell.) W.E.Higgins 1998)
from the garden of my hotel near Villa Tunari, Cochabamba
Dep., Bolivia february 8, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Peter
Møllmann Feb. 8, 2023: I am now staying in a hotel with
Gottfried
Siebel near Villa
Tunari, northeast of Cochabamba. Very close from
here is the entrance to a large national park
"Carrasco".
It has a surface area of 6,226 square kilometers.
More than 5,000 plant species have been recorded
in the area, which places the park among Bolivia's
richest biodiversity. |
 
Prepona
claudina ssp. lugens
(Staudinger, 1886) male.
Cristal Mayu 550m., Villa Tunari, Cochabamba Dep.,
Bolivia february 8, 2023.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann |
Perhaps a
Calycopis anastasia (W. D.
Field, 1967).
Cristal Mayu 550m., Villa Tunari, Cochabamba Dep.,
Bolivia february 8, 2023.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann |
Prepona
claudina ssp. lugens (Staudinger, 1886)
male from videoframe.
Cristal Mayu 550m., Villa Tunari, Cochabamba Dep.,
Bolivia february 8, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Historis
odius ssp. dious (Lamas, 1995).
Cristal Mayu 550m.,
Villa Tunari, Cochabamba Dep., Bolivia february 19, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Eunica
anna (Cramer, 1780) male. Villa Tunari 550m.,
Cochabamba Dep., Bolivia february 19, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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Incacacha
february
9, 2023
Cloudforest
location near Incacacha 2260m. Halfway between Villa
Tunari and Cochabamba,
Cochabamba Dep. Bolivia february 9, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Corades
argentata (A. Butler, 1868) male. And Morpho
lympharis ssp. eros (Staudinger,
1892) male.
Incacacha 2260m., halfway between Villa Tunari and
Cochabamba, Cochabamba Dep. Bolivia february 9, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Leodonta
tagaste (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859). Santa
Isabel hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 9, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
    
Emesis
angularis (Hewitson, 1870). Adelpha
lycorias ssp. lara (Hewitson, 1850).
Genes
Skipperling, Dalla genes ssp. nona (Evans,
1955). Catasticta pinava (E.
Doubleday, 1847).
Abra del Sillar, km 94, 1600m., near Villa Tunari,
Cochabamba Dep. Bolivia february 9, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Morpho
menelaus ssp. godartii (Guérin-Méneville,
1844).
Juntas de Corani 700m., near Cristal Mayu, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 12, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
   
Prepona (Agrias) claudina ssp. lugens (Staudinger,
1886) male. Elbella intersecta (Herrich-Schäffer,
1869).
White
Yellow, Eurema albula (Cramer, 1775). Morpho
telemachus ssp. exsusarion (Le Moult & Réal, 1962)
Cristal Mayu 700 m., Cochabamba Dep. Bolivia february 14, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Panyapedaliodes
muscosa (Thieme, 1905). Santa Isabel
hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 15, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Daedalma
boliviana (Staudinger, 1897). Santa Isabel
hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 15, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Morpho
lympharis ssp. eros (Staudinger,
1892) male. Santa Isabel hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 15, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
  
| Heraclides
torquatus
(Cramer, 1777). |
Heliconius
wallacei ssp. flavescens
(Weymer, 1891). |
Phanus
albiapicalis
(Austin, 1993).
ID: Andrés Miguel Orellana. |
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| Cristal
Mayu 550m., Villa Tunari, Cochabamba Dep.,
Bolivia february 20, 2023.
Photographer; Peter Møllmann |
Eretris
subpunctata (Grose-Smith & W. F. Kirby, 1895).
Santa Isabel hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 20, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
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Yungas, Bolivia
Moths by Peter
Møllmann
First update january 29, 2023
Last update march 12, 2023
Melittia species? A genus
in the family Sesiidae.
Rio Tunki 1740m., Caranavi Highlands, Yungas, Bolivia march 8, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
 
Erateina
julia (Doubleday, 1848) and Erateina moth ID? in
family Geometridae. Santa Isabel
hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 15, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Hagnagora
anicata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) in family
Geometridae.. Santa Isabel
hidroeléctrica 2260m.,
halfway between Villa Tunari and Cochabamba, Cochabamba
Dep. Bolivia february 20, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Rolepa sp. (Walker,
1855). Family: Phiditiidae, Folding
Wings moths. Superfamily Bombycoidea.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 26, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Zale sp. (Hübner,
1818) Tribe: Omopterini. Family: Erebidae.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 28, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Enio
Branco: Maybe a Zale galactus seem to me.
Isognathus
caricae (Linnaeus, 1758) male.
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 28, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
Xylophanes
tersa (Linnaeus, 1771) .
Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia january 31, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann.
  
Long Proboscis Hawkmoth, Amphimoea
walkeri (Boisduval, 1875). Caranavi, Yungas,
Bolivia february 3, 2023. Photographer; Peter Møllmann
Long
Proboscis Hawkmoth or Darwin
Hawkmoth, Amphimoea
walkeri (Boisduval,
1875). The wingspan is 147–164 mm.
Adults are on wing year round. They have the
longest insect proboscis in the world, and nectar
from deep-throated flowers as Angel's
Trumpet, Brugmansia
arborea while
hovering in the air.
Larvae feed on Anaxagorea
crassipetala, a lowland rain forest tree of
Costa Rica and surrounding areas, and probably
other members of the Annonaceae family.
The
proboscis of this hawkmoth is long enough to
reach the nectar receptacle of the orchid, which
is between 20 and 28 cm in length.
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