Butterfly Watching Tours

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The Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve and it´s surrounding areas like Nono, Mindo, Maquipucuna, Tandayapa, and many others, make an excellent place for butterfly watching tours.  There are multiple quiet and remote areas where you can find unique and exotic butterflies.

We provide specialized tours for those interested in capturing a photo of that exotic butterfly. We offer a comfortable and 100% ecological stay in our cabañas.  We do not catch or preserve!

On September of 2008 we received the pleasant visit of three members of The Hong Kong Lepidopterists Society who helped us gather this impressive photographic record of butterflies; we found samples of the following families: Papilionidae (Swallowtails), Pieridae (Whites and Yellows), Riodinidae (Metalmark, Punches and Judies), Nymphalidae (Brush-footed), Lycaenidae (The Blues), Hesperiidae (The Skippers)

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Prices: Day Tour to Mindo, Maquipucuna, Tandayapa, Nono, or other places within a 2 hour driving distance.  Includes transportation from Pululahua Hostal, Lunch, Bilingual Guide.

$ 100 for 1 person
$ 80 per person for two people.
$70 per person for three people.
$65 per person for four or more people.

The Day Tours within the Pululahua crater include 4x4 transport, lunch, and a bilingual guide. The prices are:

$90 for 1 person
$70 per person for 2 people
$60 per person for 3 people
$55 per person for 4 or more people

MAQUIPUCUNA BUTTERFLIES

Riodinae
Charis auius

Nymphalidae – satyrinae
2 Banded satyr
Pareuptychia metaleuca

Nymphalidae - heliconiinae
Tegosa anieta

Pieridae
Archonias tereas sp

Papillionae
Papilio thoas nealces

Nymphalidae Heliconiinae  
Alcione Altinote

Pieridae
Archonias tereas sp

Pieridae
Leptophobia caesia

Pieridae
Leodonta tellane

Hesperiidae
Dot collaered skipper
Jemadia pseudognetus

Pierdae
Tailed Sulphur
Phoebis neocypris

Riodinae
Metalmark
Emesis sp

Pierdae
Barred Yellow
Eurema daira

Nymphalidae
Brassolinae
Caligo sp

Hesperiidae
Butleria sp

Nymphalidae – charaxinae
Nessus leafwing
Fountainea nessus

Nymphalidae
Perisama sp

Nymphalidae
Perisama sp

Nymphalidae
False daggerwing
Hypanartia dione

Nymphalidae -cyrestini
Waiter Daggerwing
Marpesia zerynthia

Nymphalidae -cyrestini
Waiter Daggerwing
Marpesia zerynthia

Nymphalidae Ithomiinae
Clearwing SP

Riodinae
Cypria Metalmark
Emesis Cypria

Nymphalidae Ithomiinae
Oleria Makrena

Riodinidae
Periander metalmark
Rhetius Periander

Riodinae – Helicopini
Neglected sarota 
Sarota Neglecta

Riodinae – Helicopini
Neglected sarota 
Sarota Neglecta

MINDO  BUTTERFLIES

Nymphalidae
Altinote ozomene

Hesperiidae
Nisoniades sp

Hesperiidae
Glassy winged skipper
Xenophanes tryxus

Nymphalidae – Nymphalinae
Anartia amathea

Lycaenidae- Thereus
Arawacus leucogyna

Pierdae
Dismorphia medora

Nymphalidae – Biblidanae
Orange patched crescent
Anthanassa druilla drusilla

Nymphalidae
Diaethria Euclides
Euclides 88

Nymphalidae
Orange dagger/mapwing
Hypanartia lethe

Nyhphalidae- biblidinae
Rusty tipped Page
Siproeta Epaphus epaphus

Nyhphalidae- satyridae
Hermes satyr
Hermeuptychia hermes

Hesperiidae
Urbanus tanna

Hesperiidae
Delicate skipper
Apaustus gracilis gracilis

Hesperiidae (variation)
Delicate skipper
Apaustus gracilis gracilis?

Hesperiidae
Nisoniades skipper

Nymphalidae
False daggerwing
Hypanartia dione

Nymphalidae – Biblidini
Daggerwings sp
Cyrestini – marpesia sp

Nymphalidae – Coeini
Scarlett peacock
Anartia amathea

Butterfly Egg!!