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Rethus dysonii
A beautiful Riodinidae butterfly, one of the 3 Rethus species. This one is found at higher altitudes than the other 2. The males are usually seen imbibing minerals along the sides of ditches and small streams. They are often quite placid when doing this, and allow one to get quite close. They are seen more frequently in cloudy conditions.
Mud-puddling on a bridge over a small stream. In the eastern Andes the altitudinal range is from about 800-2000m.
Spotted on Aug 8, 2016
Submitted on Sep 12, 2016
9 Comments
yes Ashutosh, stunning indeed !
Stunning butterfly!
thanks Polilla, yes, quite an adventure and hundreds if not thousands more to post, slowly over the next few months ! But I only photographed what was already there. Such an amazing diversity in Peru, and so many gorgeous species...
Happy that you are enjoying them Green Nature.
Me too James. So many completely different ones.
I always enjoying seeing butterflies from around the world. Very nice picture and description. We mostly have brown metalmarks here in the US.
It never ceases to amaze me how many different and beautiful coloured butterflies there are around the world
Yes Ines, it was breathtaking the first time I saw one.
Amazing...