Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) in Providencia, Ecuador | Project Noah

Photo by ceherzog

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Field Notes

Description:

WS 4cm

Habitat:

This butterfly was seen at Sacha Lodge near the Rio Napo in the Amazonian lowlands.

Notes:

Butterfly was taking nectar from Jatropha podigrica.

Species ID Suggestions

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Such striking colours, really beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Adarsha!

Waah..just falling in love with this fellow :)

Thanks Irungbam & Yanti!

Jatishwor Singh Irungbam

bEAUTIFUL...

Very nice spot, very nice color !

Thanks Andrea!

Beautiful colors!

Thanks Ihazapughapy & Lauret!

wonderful spot!

lauret.thierry.5

beautiful !!

Thanks Env...what's your name...or do I call you Env?

Thanks J! It was a great trip...I was in awe of the biodiversity.

What a spectacular and so well-deserved Spotting of the Day! Congratulations, Claire, and welcome back from Ecuador! :)

Thanks Sarala!

Sarala Jeevanthi Gamage

Very beautiful

Thanks Leanne!

Congratulations on your SOTD :) Your butterfly is beautiful!

Thanks for the nice comments all!

Carol Snow Milne 2

Congratulations on SOTD on this beautiful butterfly.

Awesome spotting, congratulations Claire!

Well deserved SOTD :)

Reza Hashemizadeh

Congratulations Ceherzog !

Gerardo Aizpuru

Congratulations fantastic spot and photo Claire!

This is the most beautiful Peacock butterfly I have seen! Great SOTD!

Congratulations ceherzog!

Very Beautiful,, Congratulations,,

Beautiful! Congrats!

Congrats!

A true beauty - i just love the scarlet - can only imagine how lovely it must have looked flitting about. Congratulations Claire - well deserved !

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Congratulations ceherzog on this stunning SOTD!

Congrats :-)

Wow! Thank you so much...I really appreciate the recognition.

Congrats Claire, this beauty has been chosen as spotting of the day! A scarlet peacock butterfly rests after taking nectar from a Jatropha podigrica flower https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152585393385603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/305885743178452993

Thanks gatorfellows & Kranti!

Wonderful :)

wow , beautiful !!

Thanks Patty!

Beautiful butterfly and picture ceherzog! =)

Thanks Leana, Alice, Jacob , Courtney & Gerardo!

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Stunning!

Beautiful find!

alicelongmartin

Truly Beautiful!

Gerardo Aizpuru

Wow stunning butterfly :)

Stunning shots, Claire!

Thanks all!

Very beautiful.

Very pretty..

Fantastic series! Beautiful

AntónioGinjaGinja

Wow,what a gorgeous beauty ceherzog,congrats and thanks for sharing

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