Rainforest Selection
Couple of rhino beetles (Enema pan) Piedade, SP, Brazil Atlantic forest October 2013
Trap jaw ant (Odontomachus sp.) Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Urban March 2014
Automeris or Pseudoautomeris moth Tapiraí, São Paulo, Brazil Atlantic forest (rainforest strictu sensu) March 2017
Rare hemileucinae moth (Dirphia monticola) Atlantic forest (rock outcrop vegetation) Itatiaia National Park, Itamonte MG, Brazil March 2018
Wanderbiltia wanderbilti moth, possibly first photo of a live individual (at least identified) Atlantic forest (rock outcrop vegetation) Itatiaia National Park, Itamonte MG, Brazil March 2018
Group of solitary bees sleeping
Grupo de abelhas solitárias dormindo (Exomalopsis sp.)
Spiderling drinking water on the mother's leg
(Lycosidae, Lycosa erythrognatha)
Bromeliad toadlet on a leaf's edge
(Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus) Sapinho de bromélia em cima de uma folha
Treefrog on a bromeliad flower
(Hylidae, Bokermannohyla circumdata) Perereca numa flor de bromélia
Coral fungus on a rotting tree
(Ramaria (?)) Fungo coral crescendo em árvore morta
Epiphytes growning on mossy trunk
(Polypodiaceae) Samambaia epífita crescendo num tronco com musgo
Fluorescent mushrooms glowing in ultraviolet light.
(Agaricales) Cogumelos fluorescentes em ultra violeta
(Cissopis leveriana) Tietinga de bico aberto
Close-up of a blacksmith treefrog
(Hylidae, Boana faber) (Hypsiboas) Detalhes de um sapo ferreiro
Fishing spider over water with surface tension
(Pisauridae, Thaumasia) Aranha pescadora usando tensão superficial em cima d'água
Tapiraí, São Paulo
(Thalurania glaucopis) Beija flor de fronte violeta
Details of a white jumping spider
(Salticidae, Chira micans) Detalhes de uma aranha saltadora branca
Spittlebug (Cercopidae species) Ribeirão Grande, Brazil Tropical rainforest (Atlantic forest) October 2012
Plant hopper (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) Ribeirão Grande, SP, Brazil November 2012 Tropical forest / Atlantic forest
Wing detail of an owl butterfly
(Caligo) Detalhe da asa de uma borboleta olho de coruja
Small weevil sitting on an orchid
(Curculionidae) Besourinho gorgulho em cima de uma orquidea
Red leaf beetle on black background
(Megalopodidae?) Besouro vermelho num fundo preto
