Insects Valle de Cauca, Colombia Sep 2023

[davholla]

I had never seen this butterfly before this year, despite visiting Colombia several times but this year I saw it twice and in two very different locations.
Leptotes cassius, Cassius blue, laying eggs, Humedal Platanares de Yumbo, Valle de Cauca, Colombia

IMG_8295_Butterflyv2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Flies mating, Humedal Platanares de Yumbo, Valle de Cauca, Colombia. Stilt-legged Flies
Family Micropezidae

IMG_8311_Flies-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Shieldbug from Cali, Colombia

IMG_8342_Shield_Bug-2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

Some nice shots....

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shots!