All butterfly photos were taken in the Amazon basin, except for the Jordan Antinodes and the Brazilian Painted Lady, which were photographed in the Cloud rainforest. The mineral-rich banks of the Madre de Dios river attract many different butterflies. Most of those on the photo should be possible to identify with the help of the photos below.

HESPERIIDAE (SKIPPERS) Pyrginae

HESPERIIDAE (SKIPPERS) Hesperiinae

HESPERIIDAE (SKIPPERS) Eudaminae

PAPILIONIDAE (SWALLOWTAILS) Leptorcicini The other butterflies on this photo should be possible to identify from photos below

PAPILIONIDAE (SWALLOWTAILS) Papilio A beauty contest on the river bank!

PIERIDAE (WHITES AND YELLOWS) Dismorphiinae

PIERIDAE (WHITES AND YELLOWS) Pierinae

PIERIDAE (WHITES AND YELLOWS) Coliadinae The various other butterflies on this picture might be identified from photos above and below

They are the white-yellow ones standing in the front and the one flying eat together with other Whites and Yellows, and Swordtails, which might be identified from photos above and below.

RIODINIDAE (METALMARKS) An extraordinary beauty in the jungle!

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Heliconiinae Longwings are some of the most colorful butterflies on the beach

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Nymphalidae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Melitaeinae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Liminitenae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Apaturniae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Satyrinae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Danainae

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Cyrestinae

An extraordinary combination of the colors of the upper and underwings

Standing and flying, together with Julia Longwings, and Daggerwings

Together with 88 Butterflies

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Brassolini

NYMPHALIDAE (BRUSHFOOTS) Charaxinae

GEOMETRIDAE (GEOMETER MOTHS) Definitely a candidate in the competition for the most beautiful moth of the world!