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Trip report by Adrian Hoskins
 
Species recorded in Peru in August 2007
All species listed below were identified from photographs by Adrian Hoskins. The Papilionoidea were identified using the various d'Abrera volumes for reference. The Hesperioidea were identified using Lewis, Seitz, Garwood and Lehman, and various internet resources. Nomenclature of all species follows Lamas. A total of 323 species have been positively identified as of 14 March 2008.
 
Species new to science :
In addition to the species listed in the table below, 2 undescribed species ( new to science ) were seen and photographed. I am indebted to Gerardo Lamas for his help in determining their status :
 
Species 1 - "....might be a new species of Taygetis related to leuctra"
Species 2 - "....a new species of Cepheuptychia" ref:101/1230 ( Lamas )
 

Cepheuptychia sp. nov 101/1230 ( Lamas )

Taygetis sp. related to leuctra

 

Site

Family

subfamily

Genus

species

Manu cloudforest 2200m

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

Abananote

erinome

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Achylodes

busirus

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Achylodes

mithridates

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

Actinote

dicaeus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Adelotypa

borsippa

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

alala

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

cytherea

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

erotia

Manu cloudforest 1500m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

irmina

Madre de Dios, 300m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

jordani

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

jordani

Manu cloudforest 1600m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

justina

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

lycorias

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

malea

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

mesentina

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

mesentina

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

plesaure

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

thesprotia

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Limenitidinae

Adelpha

thessalia

Huacarpay

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

Agraulis

vanillae

Manu cloudforest 2200m

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

Altinote

negra

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Amarynthis

meneria

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Amphidecta

calliomma

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Amphidecta

pignerator

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Amphidecta

reynoldsi

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Anastrus

neaeris

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Anastrus

neaeris

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Ancyluris

aulestes

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Ancyluris

meliboeus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Pieridae

Coliadinae

Anteos

menippe

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Pieridae

Coliadinae

Anteos

menippe

Manu cloudforest 1800m

Hesperiidae

Hesperiinae

Anthoptus

epictetus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Antigonus

decens

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Antigonus

nearchus

Manu cloudforest 1500m

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Antirrhea

phasiana

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Antirrhea

taygetina

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Pieridae

Pierinae

Aphrissa

statira

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Pieridae

Pierinae

Aphrissa

statira

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Arawacus

separata

Manu cloudforest 1800m

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Arawacus

separata

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Arcas

imperialis

Manu cloudforest 2200m

Pieridae

Pierinae

Archonias

brassolis

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Asterope

markii

Huacarpay

Hesperiidae

Hesperiinae

Atalopedes

nr campestris

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Autochton

zarex

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Nymphalinae

Baeotus

aeilus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Nymphalinae

Baeotus

deucalion

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Papilionidae

Papilioninae

Battus

belus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Bia

actorion

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Bia

actorion

Manu cloudforest 1800m

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Bolla

atahuallpai

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Bolla

cupreiceps

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Ithomiinae

Brevioleria

aelia

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Caeruleuptychia

brixius

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Caeruleuptychia

caerulea

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Caeruleuptychia

lobelia

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Satyrinae

Caeruleuptychia

tenera

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Caligo

eurilochus

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Caligo

idomeneus

Manu cloudforest 1800m

Nymphalidae

Morphinae

Caligo

oedipus

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Biblidinae

Callicore

astarte

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Biblidinae

Callicore

cynosura

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Biblidinae

Callicore

cynosura

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Biblidinae

Callicore

hystaspes

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Nymphalidae

Ithomiinae

Callithomia

lenea

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Calospila

emylius

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Calycopis

atnius

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Calycopis

centoripa

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Calycopis

malta

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Lycaenidae

Theclinae

Calycopis

pisis

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Camptopleura

theramenes

Madre de Dios, 200m

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Caria

mantinea

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Riodinidae

Riodininae

Caria

trochilus

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Hesperiinae

Carystus

nr marpesia

Madre de Dios, Oropendola

Hesperiidae

Pyrginae

Carrhenes

bamba

Manu cloudforest 1400m

Nymphalidae

Nymphalinae

Castilia

angusta

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge

Nymphalidae

Nymphalinae

Castilia

angusta

Manu, Pantiacolla lodge