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• Mariposa duende de las sombras / Mariposa fantasma
• Lagarta desfolhadora / Lagarta verde do coqueiro
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Opsiphanes
Species: O. invirae
Caterpillar dimensions: approx. 80 mm
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Tithorea is a Neotropical genus of butterflies erected by Henry Doubleday in 1847. The genus belongs to the family Nymphalidae and three species are recognized.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Tithoreina
Genus: Tithorea Doubleday, 1847
Species: T. harmonia (Cramer, 1777)
Subspecies: T. h. pseudethra Butler, 1873
Trinomial name: Tithorea harmonia pseudethra
Classificação científica
Classe: Insecta
Reino: Animalia
Filo: Arthropoda
Ordem: Orthoptera
Família: Romaleidae
Género: Chromacris
Con sus planeos, con sus quiebros, con sus idas y vueltas, una y otra, y otra vez, hacen perder la paciencia a quienes esperan que se pose. Anax imperator. ¡Incansable!
Fotografiado en: Canal Sant Jordi. Palma. Baleares. España.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Nymphidiini
Subtribe: Nymphidiina
Genus: Nymphidium Fabricius, 1807
Species: N. leucosia (Hübner, [1806])
Binomial name: Nymphidium leucosia
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth female resting on lemon verbena in my greenhouse.
Sphinx gazé femelle posée sur de la verveine citronnelle dans ma serre.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
This is the ssp. Diaethria clymena janeira.
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Callicorini
Genus: Diaethria Billberg, 1820
Species: D. clymena (Cramer, 1775)
Binomial name: Diaethria clymena
Se pega al suelo terroso, se confunde con las piedrecillas, se mimetiza, y así, pasa inadvertido con su color crema. Onychogomphus costae, macho, un regalo de la Naturaleza.
Fotografiado en: Río Chícamo. Albanilla. Murcia. España.
Onychogomphus costae, ♂.Faded Pincertail
It sticks to the earthy ground, blends in with the pebbles, blends in, and thus, goes unnoticed with its cream color. Onychogomphus costae, male, a gift from Nature.
Photographed in: Río Chícamo. Albanilla. Murcia. Spain.
In this close-up, you can clearly see the vestigial forelegs against the thorax.
Opsiphanes invirae
• Mariposa duende de las sombras / Mariposa fantasma
• Lagarta desfolhadora / Lagarta verde do coqueiro
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Opsiphanes
Species: O. invirae
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Macho de Ischnura graellsii, ya con sus colores definitivos, azul y negro. Negro en toda la parte superior del abdomen excepto el S8 y alguna del S9, y amarillentos en la cara ventral desde S3 a S6.
Fotografiado en: Río Congost. Granollers. Barcelona. España.
Ischnura graellsii, ♂
Male of Ischnura graellsii, already with its definitive colors, blue and black. Black throughout the upper abdomen except S8 and some of the S9, and yellowish on the ventral side from S3 to S6.
Photographed in: Río Congost. Granollers. Barcelona. Spain.
Fue llegar a la zona que frecuentaba este macho de Orthetrum brunneum, coloqué este posadero, me vuelvo al sitio donde tenía la cámara sobre el trípode, y al girarme ya estaba allí. ¡Y que bien acompañado! Fue una muy grata sorpresa.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Southern Skimmer, copula.
When I got to the area where this male of Orthetrum brunneum frequented, I placed this innkeeper, I went back to the place where I had the camera on the tripod, and when I turned around it was already there. And how well accompanied! It was a very pleasant surprise.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
This butterfly is widely distributed in the Neotropical region. Individuals may have variations in markings, coloration and shape of the wings. This one is particularly colorful.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Epiphilini
Genus: Temenis Hübner, 1819
Species: T. laothoe (Cramer, 1777)
Binomial name: Temenis laothoe
• Eggars, Snout moths, Lappet moths
• Lasiocámpidos
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Clade:Apoditrysia
Clade:Obtectomera
Clade:Macroheterocera
Superfamily:Lasiocampoidea
Family:Lasiocampidae
Genus: Tolype
Species: T. innocens
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Observations on iNaturalist
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Orthemis Hagen, 1861
Species: O. aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Binomial name: Orthemis aequilibris
Hembra del tipo C (aurantiaca) de Ischnura graellsii, ya bien adulta, con esos tonos marrones que se van oscureciendo.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Ischnura graellsii, ♀
Female of type C (aurantiaca) of Ischnura graellsii, already well adult, with those brown tones that are darkening.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Macho de Orthetrum brunneum, con unos leves rasguños en S7 y S8, al parecer las hembras le han tratado con delicadeza o está muy poco ducho en las relaciones con ellas.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Southern Skimmer, ♂
Orthetrum brunneum male, with some slight scratches on S7 and S8, apparently the females have treated him delicately or he is very unskilled in relationships with them.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Mi agradecimiento a Ricardo Menor, que encontró a este macho de Cordulegaster boltonii, en aquel tramo del río Vinalopó, y pude hacerle algunas fotos, con el nerviosismo al ver por primera vez a esta especie.
Fotografiado en: Molí de l’Ombria. Banyeres de Mariola. Alicante. España.
Cordulegaster boltonii, ♂ Golden-ringed Dragonfly
My thanks to Ricardo Menor, who found this male of Cordulegaster boltonii, in that stretch of the Vinalopó river, and I was able to take some photos of him, with the nervousness when seeing for the first time to this species.
Photographed in: Molí de l’Ombria. Banyeres de Mariola. Alicante. Spain.
De cara blanquecina y frente azul claro, es como el DNI de esta especie. Dando la cara…, macho de Orthetrum brunneum.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Southern Skimmer, ♂
With a whitish face and light blue forehead, it is like the DNI of this species. Showing his face…, Orthetrum brunneum male.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Adults in the genus Hypoleria have glassy bluish wings and are heavily marked with orange.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Godyridina
Genus: Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, [1879]
Species: H. sarepta (Hewitson, [1852])
Subspecies: H. s. goiana d'Almeida, 1951
Trinomial name: Hypoleria sarepta goiana
Fazenda Grotão - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Aeria is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Species can be found in the Neotropical region.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Tithoreina
Genus: Aeria Hübner, 1816
Species: A. elara (Hewitson, 1855)
Subspecies: A. e. elarina
Scientific name: Aeria elara elarina
Zoniopoda iheringi
• Romaleidae / lubber grasshoppers
• Romáleidos / saltamontes perezosos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Orthoptera
Suborder:Caelifera
Superfamily:Acridoidea
Family:Romaleidae
Tribe:Romaleini
Genus: Zoniopoda
Species: Z. iheringi
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Mechanitina
Genus: Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807
Species: M. lysimnia (Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies: M. l. lysimnia
Trinomial name: Mechanitis lysimnia lysimnia
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
A new species for me.
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Mesosemiini
Subtribe: Mesosemiina
Genus: Mesosemia Hübner, 1819
Species: M. melpia Hewitson, 1859
Subspecies: M. m. vaporosa Stichel, 1910
Trinomial name: Mesosemia melpia vaporosa
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Mechanitis polymnia casabranca ssp.
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Mechanitina
Genus: Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807
Species: M. polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Binomial name: Mechanitis polymnia
Macho de Erythromma lindenii, conocido antes como: Coenagrion lindenii, y Cercion lindenii. Se mueve por la orilla, pero un poco alejada de ella, tuve que emplear el 100-400 para poder sacar algo casi decente, se posaba a la espera de las hembras, en algunos tallos que emergen a la superficie del agua, en esta ancho canal de corriente lenta.
Fotografiado en: Parc Natural de s’Albufera. Muro. Islas Baleares. España.
Erythromma lindenii, ♂ Goblet-marked Damselfly
Male of Erythromma lindenii, formerly known as: Coenagrion lindenii, and Cercion lindenii. It moves along the shore, but a little away from it, I had to use the 100-400 to be able to get something almost decent, it sat waiting for the females, on some stems that emerge to the surface of the water, in this width slow current channel.
Photographed in: Parc Natural de s’Albufera. Muro. Islas Baleares. Spain.
solo in foto, ovviamente, ma era veramente molto lunga !
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• Clouded yellows / Sulphurs
• Isoca de la alfalfa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colias
Species:C. lesbia
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Feeding on flowers of Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl
Aeria is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Species can be found in the Neotropical region.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Tithoreina
Genus: Aeria Hübner, 1816
Species: A. elara (Hewitson, 1855)
Subspecies: A. e. elarina (Oberthür, 1879)
Scientific name: Aeria elara elarina
Esta otra hembra de Ischnura pumilio, también inmadura, ya comienza a dejar atrás los tonos naranja, (abdomen), que van perdiendo intensidad, los irá cambiando por verdosos, hacia su etapa de adulta.
Fue laboriosa aquella parte de la mañana, las rachas de viento nos hacia agudizar el ingenio para poder captar algunas imágenes decentes, de las muchas realizadas. QDD blauverd, 2017.
Fotografiado en: Lavajos de Sinarcas. Valencia. España.
Ischnura pumilio, ♀ Small Bluetail.
This other female of Ischnura pumilio, also immature, already begins to leave behind the orange tones, (abdomen), which are losing intensity, it will change them for greenish, towards its adult stage.
That part of the morning was laborious, the gusts of wind made us sharpen our wits to be able to capture some decent images, of the many made. QDD blauverd, 2017.
Photographed in: Lavajos de Sinarcas. Valencia. Spain.