During my trip to Panama in 2019 there were many butterflies out and about. One day we encountered a mineral “slick” – soils rich in minerals that were wet, but drying in the sun. There were hundreds of butterflies on the ground. This is a small photographic sample of them.
Underwing of a least heliconian.
A least heliconian in flight.
I believe that this is a giant swallowtail, although there are several very similar tropical species.
Yet to be identified members of the family Piridae.
Banded-orange heliconian
Yet to be identified.
An unidentified sulphur.
And finally a waiter daggerwing.
More tomorrow…
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