[En-Es] Euptychia
Greetings friends, I hope you are all very well.
Saludos amigos, espero que estén todos muy bien.
When the days are warm and sunny I am usually surprised that I have survived the cloudy, humid and rainy ones.
Cuando los días son cálidos y soleados suele sorprenderme haber sobrevivido a los nublados, húmedos y lluviosos.
When it starts to rain again I am happy to not have to water the plants and to see the grass turn green. If the cloud cover takes a while to go, I can get sad, unless something special appears to photograph.
Al comenzar de nuevo a llover me alegro por no tener que regar las plantas y al ver reverdecer el césped. Si la nubosidad tarda en irse, puedo ponerme triste, a menos que aparezca algo especial para fotografiar.
Yesterday dawned drizzling, cool and the weather seemed like mountain weather. I noticed that, despite the drizzle, there were butterflies in the cariaquito bush. But they were ones I see almost daily.
Ayer amaneció lloviznando, fresco y el clima parecía de montaña. Noté que, a pesar de la llovizna, había mariposas en la mata de cariaquito. Pero eran de las que veo casi a diario.
From the corridor I saw a small butterfly with white wings with dark edges. When it landed on the leaves, it revealed gray and white stripes, as well as circular spots.
Desde el corredor ví a una mariposa pequeña con alas blancas de bordes oscuros. Al posarse en las hojas dejaba ver rayas grises y blancas, así como manchas circulares.
Seeing it up close reminded me of another species that I see frequently and that I assumed was related to it, the Hermeuptychia hermes, also of the family Nymphalidae ("brushfoot butterflies"), subfamily Satyrinae (satyrs, morphs, owls, browns).
Al verla de cerca me recordó a otra especie que veo con frecuencia y que supuse estaba emparentada con ella, la Hermeuptychia hermes, tambien de la familia Nymphalidae (mariposas "pata de cepillo"), subfamilia Satyrinae (sátiros, morfos, búhos, marrones).
Euptychia is the name of the genus to which this small butterfly belongs.
Euptychia es el nombre del genero al que pertenece esta mariposa pequeña.
It has 164 recognized species, but only 3 described, the Euptychia attenboroughi or black-eyed satyr, who received its scientific name in homage to the English naturalist David Attenborough; the Euptychia picea and Euptychia sophiae.
Tiene 164 especies reconocidas, pero solo 3 descritas, la Euptychia attenboroughi o satira de ojos negros, cuyo nombre cientifico recibio en homenaje al naturalista ingles David Attenborough; la Euptychia picea y la Euptychia sophiae.
It measures around 1.8 centimeters in wingspan and inhabits the tropical evergreen forests of the Amazon basin and surrounding areas.
Mide alrededor de 1,8 centímetros de envergadura y habita los bosques perennes tropicales de la cuenca del amazonas y alrededores.
These butterflies (satyrinae) were previously considered a separate family from the Nymphalidae, the Satyridae.
Estas mariposas (satyrinae) eran antes consideradas una familia aparte de las Nymphalidae, las Satyridae.
Finding this rare little butterfly made my day.
Encontrar esta pequeña y rara mariposa me alegró el dia.
All photos were taken by me with my Xiaomi Redmi 9 A smartphone.
Todas las fotos fueron tomadas por mi con mi teléfono inteligente Redmi 9 A de Xiaomi.
Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post.
Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi publicación.
Imagen hecha con Canva.
Translated with / Traducido con: Google translator
References / Referencias:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_attenboroughi
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_attenboroughi
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_picea
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_picea
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_sophiae
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euptychia_sophiae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyrinae
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyrinae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeuptychia_hermes
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