Memories of containment in Guyane
Apr 28, 2020 23:25:45 GMT
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Post by jmg on Apr 28, 2020 23:25:45 GMT
Faced with covid-19, confinement in the Guyanese forest has great advantages: isolated, we are far from the virus and, above all, we meet butterflies. In March and April 2020, lepidoptera were numerous on the Montagne de Kaw (French Guyane). Besides interesting Papilionidae (Battus crassus crassus, Parides sps.), superb different forms of H. erato, beautiful Nymphalidae (Agrias narcissus and A. claudina, Panacaea bleuzeni - endemic to Kaw Mountain), Morphos were very abundant. Of the nine species in French Guyane, only telemachus was absent (it emerges at the end of April and flies in May). The eight other species very abundant : M. eugenia, M. marcus, M. rhetenor, M. menelaus, M. helenor, M. achilles, M. deidamia and M. hecuba.
My confinement bungalow (with kitchen) at Relais Patawa on Kaw Mountain, in the middle of the forest. Complete isolation!
Here are some memories of the Guyanese forest. Others will follow! The videos were made with an iPhone using the "slow motion" mode.
1. Morpho marcus marcus
2. Morpho helenor helenor. It seems that the butterfly in the second video is a female.
3. Morpho achilles achilles
4. Morpho deidamia deidamia
5. Morpho menelaus menelaus
6. Morpho rhetenor rhetenor
7. Morpho hecuba hecuba
8. Other butterflies
Among Papilionidae, Battus crassus crassus:
Heraclides garleppi lecerfi
Agrias claudina claudina
Agrias narcissus narcissus
Panacaea bleuzeni
Archaeoprepona demophon
Video:
<a href="https://imgur.com/PejcNzA"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PejcNzA.mp4" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
9. Other meetings
Bothrops atrox (large female) ; sorry about the photo poor quality: it was in the shade and I didn't want to get too close to this animal.
Spilotes sulphureus
Finally, a glimpse of the soundscape at the end of the day in Patawa (Kaw Mountain) with these very noisy parrots.
My confinement bungalow (with kitchen) at Relais Patawa on Kaw Mountain, in the middle of the forest. Complete isolation!
Here are some memories of the Guyanese forest. Others will follow! The videos were made with an iPhone using the "slow motion" mode.
1. Morpho marcus marcus
2. Morpho helenor helenor. It seems that the butterfly in the second video is a female.
3. Morpho achilles achilles
4. Morpho deidamia deidamia
5. Morpho menelaus menelaus
6. Morpho rhetenor rhetenor
7. Morpho hecuba hecuba
8. Other butterflies
Among Papilionidae, Battus crassus crassus:
Heraclides garleppi lecerfi
Agrias claudina claudina
Agrias narcissus narcissus
Panacaea bleuzeni
Archaeoprepona demophon
Video:
<a href="https://imgur.com/PejcNzA"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PejcNzA.mp4" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
9. Other meetings
Bothrops atrox (large female) ; sorry about the photo poor quality: it was in the shade and I didn't want to get too close to this animal.
Spilotes sulphureus
Finally, a glimpse of the soundscape at the end of the day in Patawa (Kaw Mountain) with these very noisy parrots.