
Chiapas is a major destination for butterfly lovers, but we haven't really been to any of the good sites yet. Without a car, we only get to oak and pine-oak forests in the immediate vicinity of San Cristóbal. Consequently, all species pictured here are found in these habitats. The butterfly pictured above is a Vesta Crescent – Phycoides vesta. Quite abundant here.



During the day, the weather here is quite pleasant on most days. But mornings are sometimes – quite literally – freezing cold, and you have to wonder how these insects survive.
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