PAPILIONOIDEA (SWALLOWTAILS) – Papilioninae

Iguacu National Park

Iguacu Natonal Park

The major groups of butterflies on the beach: Swallowtails (at the top), and Kite Swallowtails (bottom left), together with Whites and Yellows (bottom right). Photos of each species follow below.

The three yellow swallowtails are clockwise from the left: Broad-banded (1), Torquatus (1), unidentified (2), and Androgeus (1) swallowtails plus Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (2), and a Belus Swallowtail (to the left). In the center, there is a Dolicaon Swordtail (or Kite Swallowtail).

Note the smaller size of the Broad-banded Swallowtail, and the clearer yellow ‘arrows’ on its upper hind wing

and a Torquatus Swallowtail (to the right)

and Statira Sulphur (See below)

Ilha do Mel

and the yellow swallowtails (note the size differences)

PIERIDAE (WHITES AND YELLOWS) – Coliadinae

and Short-lined Kite Swallow-tail

Pantanal

RIODINIDAE (METAL MARKS)

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Heliconiinae Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS )- Melitarinae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Limenitinae Pantanal

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Aparturinae You sweat a lot at the Iguacu Falls, which makes the butterflies to love you

Sucking up sweat

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Cyrestinae

Pantanal

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Biblidinae 88 at 1.10! Iguacu Falls

Iguacu National Park

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Charaxinae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Ithomiinae Iguacu National Park

Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) – Morphinae

EREBIDAE (MOTHS) – Erebinae