Pictures of manu national park [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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View of the Amazon rainforest down the Kosnipata Valley Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper Manu Cloud Forest Lodge Rainforest canopy leaves Dry river bed in the Amazon basin Sunset in the Amazon rainforest Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Heliconia flower Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Cecropia in the Peruvian cloud forest Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park Mist over the Amazon rainforest at sunset Dry river bed in the Amazon basin Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park Yellow and black banded caterpillar Bat Insect nymph Yellow and red Heliconia Cane toad Green katydid Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Cecropia in the Peruvian cloud forest Walking stick insects mating (Peru) Giant green anole Mass of caterpillars (Peru) Pair of scarlet macaws Green grasshopper with yellow and black bands; and red; yellow; orange; and black striped legs (Peru) Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Butterflies feeding on a flower Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park Stranger fig roots wrapped around Kapok tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper (Peru) Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Butterflies feeding on a flower Moisture transpiring from the Amazon rainforest at sunset Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs (Peru) Fern Biblis hyperia butterfly; brown to black with red on its wings (Peru) Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Darth Vader planthopper Purple cicada with yellow spots and blue bands Highland Amazon stream View of the Amazon rainforest through the Kosnipata Valley Brown katydid with green marking on its back (Peru) Rainforest river in the Amazon basin Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf (Peru) Owl butterfly (Peru) Male anole lizard displaying its bright orange dewlap (Peru) Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Red and white leaf of a rainforest shrub Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Flowering trees on a hillside in the Amazon Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Green and orange flat-footed bug Praying mantis standing guard of its tree (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Adelpha iphiclus butterfly on pebbles (Peru) Hot lips flower Highland Amazon stream Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) Large bamboo-like walking stick insect (Peru) Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon Click beetle with glow lights (Peru) Round black fury caterpillar (Peru) Yellow-green butterfly; possibly Nessaea obrinus with wings closed (Peru) Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs (Peru) Reddish-brown stick insect (Peru) Unknown butterfly with black and light blue outer wings (Peru) 88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings Small red beetle (Peru) Dark brown centipede (Peru) Callicore cynosura butterfly with wings closed (Peru) Rhetus periander butterfly (Peru) Hooded mountain-tanager (Buthraupis montana) Unknown butterfly with orange; brown; and white markings on outer part of the wing (Peru) Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs (Peru) Slash-and-burned section of rain forest Charred and fallen logs Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed (Peru) Colorful; but known grasshopper-like insect (Peru) Green katydid Heraclides thoas butterfly on muddy bank (Peru) Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae) (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Cane toad manu national park: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18