MARIPOSAS de BOLIVIA
Enero - Febrero 2012
sitio 74
first update d. 8 March 2012
last update d. 21 January
2021
Redactor: Lars
Andersen
bajo construccion
Caranavi valley, Yungas, elev. 500/900 m. part 1.
18 to 31 January 2012
Caranavi,
Yungas, Bolivia
January 2012
by Lars
Andersen
Caranavi region in
the northern Yungas on the eastern Andean slopes,
in valleys from 400 meters in Guarnay to Caranavi, 600 meters
further to Yolosa at Coroico in the 1000 meters
has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The mountains around up to 1400 meters
altitude also contains some species which are
different than those lower down in the valleys, I
suppose there are about 1500 to 1800 species of
butterflies with Skippers family in Yungas. I
myself have seen approx. half of these species
over seven visits from the first time in January 2005, January 2006, February
2007, February 2008, February 2009, January 2010 and January 2012. Through
the years I have formed an impression of the
various butterfly populations in the area.
Because in 2010 I started making BOLIVIAN BUTTERFLIES
CHECKLIST.
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Both in Coroico
and Caranavi expands the small farming their
fields, forests felled in particular coca fields
that provide the most profitable profit. It can
be seen on the wild fauna and flora are being
reduced in thies region. From the first times I
came into these valleys, there was a greater
species richness than are now in 2012. And it was
limited in what I saw of species that I had not
seen before. One would far out into the woods to
see some of the interesting butterflies. Or in a
few ravines where they are so steep and deep that
they can not be grown as found near Coroico. Here there are still
unknown species. |
I arrived in
Caranavi 20th of January and moved into Jatata inn
hotel, I met the owner Alfredo was really happy
to see me. Unfortunately, their chef gone in
anger for a little week ago, so there was only
breakfast spot, and it was just a dry piece of
bread, breakfast fruit juice and coffee. There I
had even come with cheese and ham. Could it have
been the guests who had provoked? But the hotel
has an excellent pool and is situated slightly
away from the busy main street down by the river
Coroico. There is a garden surrounding the hotel
where birds and butterflies flying around in the
trees. |
I was in Caranavi
Valley in 10 days' time and visiting the numerous
valleys and ravines in the area. I concentrated
most on Skippers and Ringlet this time, and
so very careful assembly during shooting and
editing of photos in the different programs. I
used my Canon EOS 1D Mark III with Canon 100 mm macro IS
for most of the time. Sometimes I changed the
lens Canon 300 mm. IS, L and Sigma 24 mm. Macro.
As a reserve camera I had my old Canon EOS 20D
with. Also had two small notebooks and some small
travelharddisk. |
On January 30 I traveled to Guarnay, but because of different
road accidents on the road, I was delayed on the
way, had from Alcoche take a taxi the rest of the
way, and it is expensive. That meant I had to
drop several days in the area when my cash was
small, I did not expect to suddenly trip should
cost so much. There had to be somewhere where I
could use my visa. So on February 1st I traveled from Caranavi
to La Paz. And to days later I visit Cumbre pass, 4672 metes altittude. |
Skippers, Hesperidae from Bolivia
Skippers, Hesperidae from Bolivia
There are over 4000 Skippers species on a worldwide basis,
with most found in the neotropical region about
2350 species, perhaps more? In Bolivia, there are
until further registered around 600 species, But
there may well be up to 900 species in total in
Bolivia or more? Skippers, Hesperidae family includes; Hesperiinae, Heteropterinae, Pyrginae, Pyrrhopyginae and Megathyminae sub-families. The Skippers recognized by their
powerful torpedo-shaped bodies with big heads
with wide forehead between antennae. They are
flying fast and whirring away low over the
terrain. In Bolivia rainforests of the Andes
eastern slopes of the Yungas, you can often find
them on the sandy banks along water streams and
open ravines where they go for mineral and urine.
They are avid flower visitors where they oftes
find them sitting and tanks nectar with their
long proboscis. Males are territorial and chase
other butterflies away, except females of the
same species.
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Mangrove
Skipper, Phocides
pigmalion (Cramer,
1779) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.
It is found from coast to coast in peninsular
Florida and the Florida Keys, south through the
West Indies and Mexico to Argentina. Strayed can
be found up to coastal South Carolina. The
wingspan is 48-70 mm. Adults are on wing in all
seasons, though rare in the dry season in the
Yungas, Bolivia. In
Bolivia's mountain forests seen it along the
river on the sandy banks, where it sits and sucks
in minerals and urine along with other
butterflies. It occurs singly and is local rare
around Caranavi. It has a rapid whirring flight
when it flies along ravines and streams. Once it
has sat for some minutes on the sand, it's easy
to shoot.
The larvae feed on Mangrove, Rhizophora mangle species. Adults feed on
nectar of various plants, including mangrove,
shepherd's needle, citrus and bougainvillaea
flowers.
Phocides
pigmalion ssp. hewitsonius (Brazil(Amazonas), Peru, Bolivia).
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Caranavi
elevation 865 m. Yungas, Bolivia d. 22 January
2012. Photographer; Lars Andersen
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Swallowtails, Papilionidae from Bolivia
Papilionidae genus comprises about
591 species with worldwide distribution that
includes Swallowtails, Kite Swallowtails,
Cattlehearts, Mormoms and Birdwings in Southeast
Asia. In Bolivia, there are a total of 51 species
Swallowtails. Compared to Europe, where only have
13 species! The
majority are large, colourful butterflies. Many
have short tail-like extensions on their
hindwings, and hence are popularly known as
swallowtails. The Swallowtails have a fast
fluttering flight, and keep their wings
constantly in motion when nectaring. |
Lamarc
Swallowtail, Heraclides
lamarchei (Staudinger,
1892).
Distribution: from Missiones in Argentina,
southern Brazil to the eastern Andes mountain
cloud forests of the Yungas, Bolivia.
Photos from Yolosa 1100 m., Yungas, Bolivia January 19, 2012.
Photographer; Lars Andersen |
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Parides and the related genera Battus and Euryades are not true Swallowtails, but
are members of the Troidini, the same tribe to which the
giant Birdswing, Ornithoptera of Papua New Guinea belong. There are 5 members of the genus Battus, and 16 members of the genus Parides in Bolivia. Parides are characterised by having
elongated blackish forewings, marked of the males
of most species with brilliant pactches of
turquoise or lime green, and female with cream
color. The hindwings in most species are marked
with bright pink patchees, and are generally
rounde and without tails, but with a scalloped
outer margin.
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Cantobrica
Tiger, Hypothyris cantobrica (Hewitson, 1876) Tribe Ithomiini,
subfamily: Danainae, family Nymphalidae.
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Caranavi elevation 1000 m.
Yungas, Bolivia d. 23 January 2012. Photographer; Lars
Andersen
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Next time I will
probably visit other areas of Bolivia as Los
Vulcanos in the south along the eastern Andean
slopes between Cochabamca and Santa Cruz, or
Rurrenabague and Madidi National Park. And so
hope I can get tricked Troells with the time? Or
else who would like to see anything other than
Denmark, with snow and Eurasian Pygmy Owl? |
Butterflies from Yungas
film by Peter Møllmann
January 2012
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The Handsome Devil, Sabethes
cyaneus. Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia d. 26 januar 2012. Photographer; Lars Andersen
Caranavi regionen januar
2012
af Lars
Andersen
Caranavi regionen ligger i
det nordlige Yungas på Andesbjergenes
østskråninger, i dalene fra 400 meters højde i
Guarnay til Caranavi, 600 meters
højde videre til Yolosa ved Coroico i 1000
meters højde har en mangfoldig flora og fauna. Bjergene omkring op til 1400 meters
højde rummer også en del arter, jeg formoder
der er omkring 1500 til 1800 arter dagsommerfugle
med Bredpande familien i Yungas. Jeg selv har set
ca. halvdelen af disse arter over syv besøg fra
første gang i januar 2005, januar 2006, februar
2007, februar 2008, februar 2009, januar 2010 og
januar 2012. Igennem årene har jeg dannet mig et
indtryk af de diverse sommerfuglebestande i
området. For i 2010 begyndte jeg at lave Bolivia
Sommerfugle Artsliste.
Både i Coroico og Caranavi udvider de
små selvforsynende landbrug deres områder,
skove bliver fældet til især kokamarker som er
den mest profitable afgrøde. Det kan ses på den
vilde fauna og flora, fra de første gange jeg
kom i disse dale, var der en større artsrigdom
end der er nu i 2012 de samme steder meget få
arter. Og det var begrænset hvad jeg så af
arter som jeg ikke havde set før. Man skulle
langt ud i skoven for at se nogle af de
spændende, eller i nogle få raviner hvor de er
så stejle og dybde at de ikke kan dyrkes.
Jeg ankom til Caranavi d.
20 januar og indlogerede mig på Jatata inn hotel,
der mødte jeg ejeren Alfredo der blev rigtig
glad for at se mig. Desværre var deres kok gået
i vrede for en lille uges tid siden, så der var
kun morgenmad på stedet, og det var bare et
tørt stykke brød, morgenjuice frugt og kaffe.
Der måtte jeg selv komme med ost og skinke. Mon
det har været tidligere gæster der havde
provokeret? Men hotellet har en udmærket
svømmepøl, og ligger lidt væk fra den
befærdede hovedgade nede ved floden Coroico.
Jeg blev i Caranavi dalen i
10 dages tid og besøgte de mange dale og raviner
i området. Jeg koncentrerede mig mest om
Bredpander og Randøjer denne gang, og så selve
omhyggeligheden under fotograferingen og
redigeringen af fotos i de forskellige programmer.
Jeg brugte min Canon EOS 1D mark III med Canon
100 mm macro IS for det meste af tiden. Nogle
gange skiftede jeg til objektiverne Canon 300 mm.
IS, L og Sigma 24 mm. Macro. Som reservekamera
havde jeg mit gl. Canon EOS 20D med. Det blev
også brugt nogle gange.
D. 30 rejste jeg til Guarnay, men pga. forskellige
færdseluheld på vejen blev jeg forsinket
undervejs, måtte fra Alcoche tage en taxa resten
af vejen, og det er dyrt. Det betød jeg måtte
droppe flere dage i området, da min kontanter
var små, jeg havde ikke regnet med at rejsen
pludselig skulle koste så meget. Der måtte
findes et sted hvor jeg kunne bruge mit visa. Så
d. 1 Februar rejste jeg fra Caranavi til La Paz.
Næste gang vil jeg nok
besøge andre områder i Bolivia som Los Vulcanos
i det sydlige langs Andes østskråninger imellem
Cochabamca og Santa Cruz, eller Rurrenabague og
Madidi Nationalpark. Og så håber jeg kan få
lokket Troells med til den tid?
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Caranavi hills, Yungas, elev. 1000/1400 m.
part
2.
18 to 31 January 2012 sitio 75
Caranavi to Guarnay, elev. 600/400 m. part 3.
18 to 31 January 2012 sitio 76
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