Another day wandering the trails around the lodge at REGUA. My personal highlight was a beautiful bright yellow frog - a
Hypsiboas semilineatus, resting on a heliconia leaf on the Forest Trail. Also had some great butterflies, moths and other inverts along the trail and unmarked side-trails, including several elusive and crepuscular Lamia Pierella
Pierella lamia butterflies - a member of the Haeterini tribe of the Neotropics that fly only in forest interiors just above the leaf litter.
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| Hypsiboas semilineatus, Forest Trail - check out those eyelids! |
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| Lamia Pierella Pierella lamia, unmarked trail off Forest Trail |
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| A type of shield bug perhaps? |
Birds seen on the Wetland Trail today include: 1 Brassy-breasted Tanager at the wetland near Amanda's Hide (a very unusual record at this low altitude and in this habitat), 1 Green Kingfisher in front of Amanda's Hide, 16 Greater Ani, 1+m White-bearded Manakin, 1f Swallow Tanager, 1 Muscovy Duck, 1m Brazilian Tanager and 1 Pale-vented Pigeon. Also, a Broad-snouted Caiman
Caiman latirostris was noted, and 2 Cattle Tyrant on the football field were probably yesterday's birds.
Photographed many species of moth at the moth wall this morning, to add REGUA's library of unidentified moths. A few hawkmoths were also attracted overnight.
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| Female Erinnyis ello ello, moth wall, REGUA |
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