Elzunia Clearwing

Elzunia humboldt bomplandii

Description:

large butterfly, about 3"

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2400m

Notes:

This butterfly kept flying around a sunny clearing in a trail at Santuario Otun Quimbaya. It wouldn't land often and when it did it was always out of reach. These were the best shots I could get.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Elzunia Clearwing

Elzunia humboldt bomplandii http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/ih01/Elzunia_humboldt_bomplandii_COLOMBIA_Otun_Quimbaya_reserve_above_Pereira_1800m_24-VII-2008_Dan_Wade_1_i.htm

4 Comments

Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Rieko.

RiekoS 10 years ago

Nice.

Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Again with the same location! Thanks bayucca. I'm surprised this is a type of clearwing. It looks much better in the link photos up close. I'm not much of a wine drinker but the name does sound eloquent.

bayucca 10 years ago

Nymphalidae, Danainae, Ithomiini, Elzunia humboldt bomplandii. From the same area like yours.
Close your eyes and speak the name loudly: Elzunia humboldt bomplandii. How does that sound?? Like a glass of wonderful, tasty and old Bordeaux wine ;-)...