1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2019-Oct05
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2019-Oct05
Memphis polycarmes
Fairly common up to 700 m. Puddles, attracted to bait; I once found one on a moth sheet about 3 hours after sunset. Females are greyer and paler, with HW tails.
Similar species: Note rounded wings, and narrow pure brick-red margin on V; M. mora has a more generally more patterned V.
Male
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2016-Nov14
Male
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2019-Oct09
Memphis mora
Common 1050-1600 m. Puddles, attracted to bait. Females are greyer and paler on V, with HW tails. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco.
Similar species: Note rounded wings; often shows contrasting blackish and orange-brownish areas on V. See M. polycarmes, which is plainer on V and much plainer on D.
Male
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2016-Nov08
Male
1600 m., Madre Selva, La Convencion
2022-Sep17
Male
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2021-Nov16
Memphis acaudata
Fairly common 1050-1500 m. Attracted to bait and mud.
Similar species: V texture recalls M. glauce, which has HW tails and lacks the pale marginal area VFW.
1500 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2022-Oct29
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov25
Memphis glauce
Uncommon up to 1050 m., probably more common in lowlands. Puddles, attracted to bait. Whitish markings VHW are variable, and often absent.
Similar species: Finely and uniformly grizzled V distinctive among species with HW tails; compare individuals missing tails with M. acaudata, which has a pale area on VFW margin.
750 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug01
750 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug01
750 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug01
Memphis lineata
Fairly common 1050-1400 m. Puddles; attracted to bait.
Similar species: V much greyer than M. philumena, which also has HW tails.
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2016-Nov16
(1200 m., Pozuzo, Pasco)
2014-Nov10
Memphis philumena
Rare(?) up to 1050 m., probably somewhat more common in lowlands. Attracted to bait, also puddles. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco. Males have typical Memphis blue D; female D is brown with an orange band across FW.
Similar species: V much redder than F. lineata, which also lacks HW tails.
(400 m., El Paujil, Pasco)
2016-Oct25
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2017-Oct18
Memphis offa
Uncommon up to 1050 m. Puddles; attracted to bait. V pattern variable. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco; the female shown could be a different subspecies.
Similar species: Very similar to M. phantes, which is probably mostly found at higher elevations though they probably do overlap around 1000 m. I believe phantes has a more pointed FW apex and a concave (not nearly straight) FW margin. Apparent D differences in the photos shown here may not be reliable for identification.
Male
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov21
Male
850 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug02
Female
(1250 m., Napo, Ecuador)
2016-Jan30
Female
(1250 m., Napo, Ecuador)
2016-Jan30
Memphis phantes
Uncommon 1800-2150 m., probably lower but not in lowlands. Puddles; attracted to bait. Females are greyer and paler, with HW tails.
Similar species: See M. offa. M. alberta has a much more falcate FW apex and has HW tails.
Male
2150 m., Alto Combamayo, Calca
2021-Sep01
Male
2000 m., Rocotal, Paucartambo
2022-Oct01
Male
(2300 m., La Paz, Bolivia)
2013-Nov14
Memphis alberta
Uncommon 1950-2700 m. Puddles, attracted to bait.
Similar species: FW apex and tornus much more strongly falcate than others, including M. phantes which lacks tails, and is probably the only Memphis that occurs at the same elevations as alberta.
2100 m., Rocotal, Paucartambo
2016-Nov10
2100 m., Rocotal, Paucartambo
2019-Oct10
Memphis acidalia
Fairly common up to 1400 m. Attracted to bait; occasionally puddles. Variable. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco.
Similar species: Perhaps most similar to M. moruus but usually shows a strong pale line from VFW apex down toward the centre of the wing. Others?
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22
Memphis moruus
Uncommon up to 850 m. Puddles, attracted to bait. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco.
Similar species: Lacks vertical line down from VFW apex shown by M. acidalia. Others?
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2014-Oct29
850 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug02
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov28
1400 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2014-Jun09
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2016-Nov20
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2016-Nov20
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