Taygetis sylvia
Fairly common up to 1350 m. Usually found inside forest; attracted to bait.
Similar species: No other Taygetis has a similar white post-median line VHW. Harjesia blanda is similar but has a very wavy basal line VHW.
550 m. Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2022-Nov03
600 m., Quebrada Bienvenida, Paucartambo
2021-Nov17
(420 m., Pantiacoll Lodge, Madre de Dios)
2022-Oct08
550 m. Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2022-Nov02
Taygetis chrysogone
Uncommon at 1750 m., probably somewhat higher and lower. Usually found in dark forest; attracted to bait. D rarely visible in the field; the individual shown in the D picture shown was probably dying.
Similar species: V is more brightly marked and richly coloured than T. rufomarginata and T. virgilia.
(2200 m., Oxapampa, Pasco)
2016-Jun01
1750 m., Rocotal, Paucartambo
2014-Jun10
Taygetis rufomarginata
Uncommon(?) up to 1100 m. Found in forest, including secondary; attracted to bait.
Similar species: Usually plainer on V, but can be very similar to T. virgilia; I don't know how to reliably separate the two species.
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov09
Taygetis virgilia
Uncommon(?) up to 700 m. Found in forest, including secondary; occasionally attracted to bait.
Similar species: See T. rufomarginata.
700 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug04
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2021-Nov23
Taygetis elegia
Rare(?) at 850 m., probably lower. Found inside forest; attracted to bait.
Similar species: T. echo (I have no Cusco records) has similar pale apex VFW but it has two white submarginal spots VHW much larger than the rest, which are tiny; elegia has all these spots similar in size, and has a more obvious pale marginal area VHW.
850 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug02
Taygetis oyapock
Rare(?) up to 550 m. Found inside forest; attracted to bait.
Similar species: FW apex less pointed than T. mermeria, which also lacks orange basal spot VHW.
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2022-Oct05
Taygetis mermeria
Fairly common up to 1350 m. Usually found inside dark forest; attracted to bait. Active at dawn and dusk, possibly less so through most of the day. I'm not sure which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco. Markings variable.
Similar species: Most similar to T. larua but lacks HW tails; larua has V more finely speckled/vermiculated generally.
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov09
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2021-Nov15
Taygetis larua
Uncommon up to 1350 m. Usually found inside dark forest.
Similar species: See T. mermeria.
1350 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2015-Nov20
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