BUTTERFLIES
Ribera Norte is visited by many species of butterflies which are surely the most colourful among insects. Here are photos of some of the many species I have seen here. Abundance is very dependant on the season, with little to nothing to see in winter, and summer boasting wide diversity. There can also be marked differences of some species from one year to another.
The photos marked with the symbol RN have been taken at Ribera Norte.

PHOTOS OF SOME BUTTERFLIES THAT CAN BE SEEN AT RIBERA NORTE

Ortilia ithra - RN

Tegosa claudina - RN

Actinote carysina - RN

Agraulis vanillae - RN

Junonia genoveva hilaris

Vanessa carye - RN

Vanessa braziliensis - RN

Danaus plexippus - RN

Mechanitis lysimnea - RN

Pteronymia sylvo (P. carlia) RN

Ypthimoides celmis

Tigrinota ellida - RN

Eurema deva - RN

Riodina lysippoides - RN

Emesis russula - RN

Hylephila phylaeus

Colias lesbia - RN

Libytheana carinenta - RN

Heliconius_erato - RN

Strymon legota - RN

¿What families do these species belong to?
(Numbering is left to right and top to bottom)
1 to 11, 18 & 19: NYMPHALIDAE
12 & 20: LYCAENIDAE
13 & 17: PIERIDAE
14 & 15: RIODINIDAE
16: HESPERIIDAE

Field Guide on Butterflies: "Mariposas Bonaerenses" by Gustavo Canals (Butterflies of the province of Buenos Aires) Visiting Ribera Norte with an identification guide opens a whole new world of fascinating living beings, as we begin to pay attention to these beautiful little creatures and discover that, we too, can begin to identify them! It contains photos y data on each species. This guide is fully bilingual Places where you may purchase this and other nature guides: LOLA - Literature of Latin America Aves Argentinas - Asociación Onritológica del Plata

OTHER INSECTS
Ribera Norte has and enormous variety of insects, enough to spend a lifetime studying them. Here is just a small sampler of photos.

PHOTOS OF OTHER INSECTS OF RIBERA NORTE (click to enlarge)

Perithemis sp. (dragonfly)

Bug

Green bug

Polispila sp. (Beetle)