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Spotting

by matt493Granada, Nicaragua

Monkey

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Spotting

by matt493Granada, Nicaragua

White pinkish flowers

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Spotting

by matt493Granada, Nicaragua

Worm larvae spiny caterpillar/moth. Found in a jungle atop the

4 2 Mombacho Salamander

Mombacho Salamander

by John G. PhillipsGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Endemic plethodontid found only on Volcán

3 0 Hydrangea

Hydrangea

by matt493Granada, Nicaragua

Big puffy blue flower

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Spotting

by pamsaiRivas, Nicaragua

This interesting moth was on the ground beside a building in the parking lot of ...

9 5 Saturniidae Moth

Saturniidae Moth

by pamsaiRivas, Nicaragua

This beautiful orange moth was on the side of a shed in the parking lot of ...

2 1 Sphinx moth

Sphinx moth

by pamsaiRivas, Nicaragua

This moth was seen on the side of a shed during the daytime, in the

3 2 Orchid

Orchid

by bachmanajGranada, Nicaragua

A terrestrial orchid growing alongside the fumaroles of Volcan

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by matt493Granada, Nicaragua

A type of sobralia, guide said flower lasted 24 hours.

0 0 Cane Toad

Cane Toad

by John G. PhillipsNicaragua, Nicaragua

BIG Cane toad! Found on top of Volcán

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Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small Skipper enjoying the sun.

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Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small Metalmark butterfly.

14 10 Tortoise Beetle

Tortoise Beetle

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A "bulls-eye" tortoise beetle...

0 1 unknown harvestman spider

unknown harvestman spider

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

All black spider. Thin legs, bulbous body.

5 2 Howler Monkey

Howler Monkey

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A group of Howler Monkeys in trees at the top of

3 6 Bess Beetle or Patent-leather Beetle

Bess Beetle or Patent-leather Beetle

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

This beetle was seen along the path around the rim of the

37 29 Red-eyed Tree Frogs

Red-eyed Tree Frogs

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Sleeping red-eyed tree frogs. He's keeping her close at hand ! "During ...

2 0 Xylophanes crotonis

Xylophanes crotonis

by John G. PhillipsGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Sphinx moth at Volcán Mombacho. Found on an ...

0 0 Virginia Clearwing

Virginia Clearwing

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

I saw this one under the trees where it was quite dark.

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Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

One of the little Metalmark butterflies. Mostly shades of brown, but with an ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small butterfly preferring the shade under bushes and trees.

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Seen in the grounds of the lodge, a fair distance from the buildings.

1 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

There were many of these small harvestman up on the volcano...

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

This was one of only a few species of butterflies I saw at the rim of the ...

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

This is one of the Cattlehearts, not sure which one.

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

This looks like what I would call a skink. It was small with a redish orange ...

0 0 Blue-eyed Darner

Blue-eyed Darner

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Gone almost as soon as he showed up, this dragonfly had a mostly dark body with ...

0 1 Radiation

Radiation

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A green, leafy bush that grew as tall as my waist in places but mainly stayed ...

0 1 Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

by John G. PhillipsNicaragua, Nicaragua

Near breeding ponds on Volcán Mombacho.

7 3 Flat-faced Long-horn Beetle

Flat-faced Long-horn Beetle

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A tiny little flying insect with long antennae with a brush near the end. See ...

2 3 Weevil

Weevil

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small weevil at the top of Monbacho volcano. This one wasn't so social and ...

0 0 Malachite

Malachite

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

I saw this rather old Malachite butterfly fly onto this leaf, and took a couple ...

3 4 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small jumping spider... with a hairy white and orange striped abdomen

0 0 Membrane Bearing Elleanthus

Membrane Bearing Elleanthus

by SG in CRGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Epiphytic orchid with foliage very similar to Sobralia sp. Though the orange ...

1 5 Fiery Reed Orchid

Fiery Reed Orchid

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

The guide called this a wild orchid, growing right beside the rim of the ...

1 0 Male Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Male Purple-throated Mountain-gem

by SG in CRGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

A small bird that seemed fairly drab colored, but sometimes would show flashes ...

1 1 Gold-mantled Howler

Gold-mantled Howler

by Curator of GoodGranada, Nicaragua

Sleeping monkeys. Hard to gauge their size as I couldn't get any closer, but ...

1 1 Simple Patch

Simple Patch

by Curator of GoodGranada, Nicaragua

A medium-sized butterfly with black wings. The wings are tipped with a thin, ...

0 3 Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Very purple bloom sticking out of a thick mass of green leaves, so thick that ...

0 1 The Red Postman

The Red Postman

by Curator of GoodGranada, Nicaragua

Small butterfly with black wings and black body. Red stripes towards ends of ...

3 1 Crimson Patch

Crimson Patch

by Curator of GoodGranada, Nicaragua

A medium-sized butterfly with black wings, highlighted by the namesake patch ...

5 6 Theona Checkerspot

Theona Checkerspot

by Curator of GoodNicaragua

A very colorful butterfly with broken bands of white and orange towards the end ...

0 5 Collared Flat-backed Millipede

Collared Flat-backed Millipede

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

This millipede has markings similar to the markings of the cyanide millipede, ...

0 0 Mantled Howler

Mantled Howler

by Curator of GoodGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

Mombacho to the south. These monkeys were ...

4 2 Red-eyed Tree Frog eggs

Red-eyed Tree Frog eggs

by pamsaiGranada, Granada, Nicaragua

In this batch of eggs, some of the tadpoles have already hatched. "The eggs ...

14 5 Red-eyed Tree Frog

Red-eyed Tree Frog

by SG in CRGranada, Nicaragua

A light green frog with bright blue markings on it's sides, orange feet and ...

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