This took place while walking up the hill in Itiyuro in search of the macaws. See my earlier post.
For a change I spotted this little fellow running and then lost it when it stopped. After a while searching it moved again at the time that we were almost about to abandon our search.
I am sure that you will find it.
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Just in case you did not spot it, I took a couple more pictures as it was really a nice youngster although we could not identify it.
After a quiet spell in South America, enjoying social and rural life, we traveled to the very north-eastern tip of Argentina to a place called Itiyuro-Tuyunti dam, invited by our farm neighbours.
While I write a couple of posts about the trip, I thought interesting to present you with this easy “Spot the beast” to keep you busy…
We came across this rather beautiful beast while walking through the subtropical forest and it was often feeding on this particular plant that has these interesting flowers. The butterfly is probably Anteos clorinde or Sulfur spot. While the external part of its wings resembles a green leaf, its interior is white with a yellow spot on its upper part. The internal coloration is mainly seen while flying as it closes its wings when landing.
It is a fairly large butterfly of about 85mm that flies strongly during the times of sunshine over open spaces and forests. It is often observed near wet areas where they congregate to drink and get mineral salts.
A Bushsnob in Africa 