Buttefly ID's wanted

mothman mothman at nbnet.nb.ca
Wed Jan 27 18:55:56 EST 1999


Hi Everyone:
        Let me try this one more time. 
    In May 1990 I went on a package tour to Tinalandia, Ecuador, with about 40 butterfly, moth and beetle collectors, with the sole aim of photographing butterflies. This was a less than a smart move on my part, something akin to going bird watching with a group of wildfowlers. I managed to get several photographs that have been sitting in my file cabinets ever since. The time is ripe to put names on these butterflies. In this country of ice and snow it's a pleasant diversion to remember warmer times.
     My earlier attempt to place 4 images on my webpage was a dismal failure. Doug Yanega offered some sound advice,  that the identifications I am seeking could be found in Smart's "Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World". I tentatively identified 2 of the 4 species as Marpesia harmonia and Marpesia iole. However, I suspect that there are many "look-alike" species in Ecuador (as there are in North America) and I really would like to get the opinion of someone who is familiar with the South American fauna. I could not hazard a guess at the 2 other species.
    If there are people out there who believe that they may be able to positively ID these Ecuadorian butterflies, please take a look at them on my webpage and attempt to do so. I have images of several other species that I will attempt to identify before submitting them to interested viewers. These are all photo's of live insects taken in the field and thus they may not show the diagnostic characters needed for positive identifications.
    Hopefully this URL works:
 
    http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mothman/Tinalandia_Butterflies_GroupI.html
 
Tony
mothman at nbnet.nb.ca
 
    
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