Thanks to Ezequiel Nuñez-Bustos for assistance with butterfly identification.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith and Ulf Drechsel and are used with their permission.
Special thanks to Ulf Drechsel for permission to use images from his site www.pybio.org.
![FIGURE 1a FIGURE 1a](SAN RAFAEL 61 Aphrissa statira.jpg) | FIGURE 1a |
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![FIGURE 1b FIGURE 1b](ENCARNACION 23b Aphrissa statira female.jpg) | FIGURE 1b |
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![FIGURE 1c FIGURE 1c](TIROLNEW 6 Eurema albula.jpg) | FIGURE 1c |
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![FIGURE 1d FIGURE 1d](FERIA MUNICIPAL 3 Eurema deva.jpg) | FIGURE 1d |
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![FIGURE 1e FIGURE 1e](Eurema elathea male composite.jpg) | FIGURE 1e |
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![FIGURE 1f FIGURE 1f](Eurema elathea female lag bla 2 june 10.jpg) | FIGURE 1f |
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Gallery 1 Aphrissa and Eurema
FIGURE 1a - Bicoloured Sulphur Aphrissa statira male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 1b - Bicoloured Sulphur Aphrissa statira female fresh - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Ghost Yellow Eurema albula - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Deva Yellow Eurema deva - Feria Municipal, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007)
FIGURE 1e - Painted Lemon Eurema elathea male - Feria Municipal, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith upper April 2007, lower April 2009).
FIGURE 1f - Painted Lemon Eurema elathea female - Feria Municipal, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE - SULPHURS
Predominately yellow (or occasionally white) butterflies that show sexual dimorphism. They are frequently abundant, often flock and many species show considerable individual variation, especially in the ventral patternation.
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![FIGURE 2a FIGURE 2a](ENCARNACION 9d Phoebis argante male.jpg) | FIGURE 2a |
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![FIGURE 2b FIGURE 2b](FERIA MUNICIPAL 7 Phoebis argante variation with eyespot.jpg) | FIGURE 2b |
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![FIGURE 2c FIGURE 2c](ENCARNACION 9d Phoebis argante female.jpg) | FIGURE 2c |
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![FIGURE 2d FIGURE 2d](ENCARNACION 9e Phoebis argante female bold underwing.jpg) | FIGURE 2d |
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![FIGURE 2e FIGURE 2e](ENCARNACION 19 Phoebis argante female.jpg) | FIGURE 2e |
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![FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2f](Melete lycimnia www.pybio.org.jpg) | FIGURE 2f |
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![FIGURE 3a FIGURE 3a](ENCARNACION 20d Phoebis neocypris male variant.jpg) | FIGURE 3a |
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![FIGURE 3b FIGURE 3b](ENCARNACION 20b Phoebis neocypris male.jpg) | FIGURE 3b |
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![FIGURE 3c FIGURE 3c](ENCARNACION 20 Phoebis neocypris.jpg) | FIGURE 3c |
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![FIGURE 3d FIGURE 3d](ENCARNACION 20c Phoebis neocypris female variant.jpg) | FIGURE 3d |
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![FIGURE 3e FIGURE 3e](ENCARNACION 42 Phoebis philea.jpg) | FIGURE 3e |
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![FIGURE 3f FIGURE 3f](ENCARNACION 42b Phoebis philea female.jpg) | FIGURE 3f |
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![FIGURE 3g FIGURE 3g](ENCARNACION 19b Phoebis sennae male.jpg) | FIGURE 3g |
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![FIGURE 3h FIGURE 3h](ENCARNACION 19b Phoebis sennae male underwing variant.jpg) | FIGURE 3h |
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![FIGURE 3i FIGURE 3i](ENCARNACION 19c Phoebis sennae female.jpg) | FIGURE 3i |
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Gallery 4 Pyritisia, Rhabdodryas and Anteos
FIGURE 4a - Leuce Yellow Pyritisia leuce - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith upper May 2007, lower May 2009).
FIGURE 4b - Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4c - Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise underwing variations - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith upper July 2007 lower April 2007).
FIGURE 4d - Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise tenella female - Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 4e - Straight-lined Sulphur Rhabdodryas (=Phoebis) trite male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 4f - Straight-lined Sulphur Rhabdodryas (=Phoebis) trite female fresh - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 4g - Straight-lined Sulphur Rhabdodryas (=Phoebis) trite female worn - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 4h - White Angled Sulphur Anteos clorinde - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2009).
FIGURE 4i - Anteos menippe - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
![FIGURE 4a FIGURE 4a](Pyritisia leuce composite.jpg) | FIGURE 4a |
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![FIGURE 4b FIGURE 4b](ENCARNACION 25c Pyrisitia nise variation 4 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 4b |
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![FIGURE 4c FIGURE 4c](ENCARNACION 25c Pyrisitia nise underwing variations.jpg) | FIGURE 4c |
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![FIGURE 4d FIGURE 4d](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 40 Pyritisia nise temella female kanguery 6 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 4d |
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![FIGURE 4e FIGURE 4e](SAN RAFAEL 62 Rhabdodryas trite.jpg) | FIGURE 4e |
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![FIGURE 4f FIGURE 4f](ENCARNACION 21 Rhabdodryas trite female fresh.jpg) | FIGURE 4f |
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![FIGURE 4g FIGURE 4g](ENCARNACION 21 Rhabdodryas trite female.jpg) | FIGURE 4g |
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![FIGURE 4h FIGURE 4h](Anteos clorinde 19 May 09 enc.jpg) | FIGURE 4h |
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![FIGURE 4i FIGURE 4i](Anteos menippe 20 oct 08 lag blanca.jpg) | FIGURE 4i |
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