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Peru photos: wildlife


[last updated 27-Nov-2015] Below is a collection of photos taken in Peru. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler  Google+, copyright Mongabay.com 1999-2015. 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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Leaf katydid



Yellow and black banded caterpillar



Owl butterfly



Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)



Butterfly



Owl butterfly



Andean Cock-of-the-rock



Bat



Butterfly on a man's hand



Stink birds in Peru



Leaf katydid



Purple flowers in forest understorey



Cane toad (Bufo marinus) in the wild



Tree runner (Plica umbra)



Blue and yellow macaw



Owl monkey



Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru



Insect nymph



Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back



Stink birds in the Amazon



Green forest anole



Manu Cloud Forest Lodge



Dipsas snail-eater snake



Hyla tree frog close up



Hyla frog



Orange-pink and yellow leafhopper



Orange butterfly on flip flops



Beetle



Red howler monkey



Green; blue; yellow; red; and black grasshopper



Lettered Araçari (Pteroglossus inscriptus)



Jaguar in Peru



Liturgusa charpentieri or L. lichenalis praying mantis standing guard of its tree



Owl butterfly



Cane toad



Red howler monkey



Agouti



Pleasing Fungus Beetle with black body, white and black back, and turquoise legs



Pair of jaguars on the bank of the Tambopata River



Snake



Red; black; and white insect



Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)



Tree runner (Plica umbra)



Large stick insect



Group of hoatzin



Jaguar on the bank of the Tambopata River



Amazon racerunner (Ameiva ameiva)



Bee burrowing in the sand



Scarlet macaw



Beige grasshopper



Panacea prola butterfly; wings open [manu-Manu_1023_2382]



Frog



Small red beetle



Erotylidae Beetle with black body; white and black back; and turquoise legs



Parrots feeding on clay



Green grasshopper



Owl monkey



Jaguar on the bank of the Tambopata River



Agouti



Orange harvestman



Caiman on a beach along the Tambopata river



Macaws in the rainforest canopy



Blue-headed Amazon



Night monkey



Red howler monkey howling



Mating flies as view through palm leaf



Brown katydid



Blue-headed Amazon



Butterfly on a man's hand



Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)



Arawacus butterfly



Colorful; but known grasshopper-like insect [manu-Manu_1023_2341]



Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud



Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria)



Unknown butterfly with orange; brown; and white markings on outer part of the wing



Hoatzins in the Amazon



Hoatzins in Peru



Frog



Multi-colored butterfly on a beach (unknown species)



Hoatzins in Peru



Grasshopper



Possibly a morpho butterfly (species unknown)



Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud [manu-Manu_1022_1656]



Blue and yellow macaw



Black and yellow centipede in Amazon rainforest



Rhetus periander butterfly



Spider



Glass Wing Butterfly (Cithaerias merolina)



Neon pink planthopper



Male cock-of-the rock



Panacea prola butterfly; wings closed



Large white and yellow fury caterpillarthat resembles a shitzu [manu-Manu_1024_3040]



Yellow and black Leaf-footed Bug, family Coreidae on screen (unknown species)



Walking stick insects mating



Capybaras on the bank of the Tambopata River



Butterfly



Stink birds in Peru



Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot



Red howler monkey



Amazon race runner



Shitzu-like caterpillar; white and yellow fur



Mass of caterpillars [manu-Manu_1024_2570a]



Orange planthopper



Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)



Giant walking stick insect with a person's hand for scale



Butterflies feeding on a flower



Lasaia agesilas butterfly



Green katydid



Agouti



Scarlet macaw



Stick insect in the Amazon rain forest



88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena)



Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)



Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)



Juvenile jaguar leaf frog (Phyllomedusa palliata)



Dragonfly



Butterfly on a man's hand



Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae)



Glass Wing Butterfly (Cithaerias merolina)



Red brocket (Mazama americana)



Coral snake



Frog



Parrots feeding on clay



Well camouflaged insect; resembling lichen



Shield bug



Butterfly



Green stick insect



Kinkajou at a rescue center in Peru



Pair of scarlet macaws



Hoatzin in the Amazon



Leaf katydid



Large black Bess Beetle, Betsy Beetle, Patent Leather Beetle, (family Passalidae)



Frog



Stick insect



Owl butterfly



Agouti



Green forest anole



Striped leafhopper (green, yellow, blue and black)



Spider hanging from web



Tortoises fighting



Light green grasshopper with yellow and maroon striped legs



Hoatzin in the Amazon



Turquoise fly with black wings and bright red eyes



Scarlet macaws



Caiman on a beach along the Tambopata river



Gold-striped Frog (Leptodactylus lineatus)



Yellow and black butterfly



Large white and yellow fury caterpillarthat resembles a shitzu



Katydid that looks like a chewed leaf



Neon pink planthopper


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