Ancyluris meliboeus
Common up to 1500 m., mostly below 1000 m. Attracted to bait and flowers; also puddles. I don't know which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco; the individual shown from Bolivia may represent a different subspecies.
Similar species: A. rubrofilum, A. etias, and A. melior have entire FW fringe white. I don't know how to distinguish A. tedea from meliboeus, but I believe it is much less common in Cusco. Female (seen much less often than males) is distincitve.
Male
600 m., Quebrada Bienvenida, Paucartambo
2021-Nov17
Female
600 m. Quebrada Bienvenida, Paucartambo
2022-Nov03
Male
(850 m., Napo, Ecuador)
2021-Sep20
Female
(1200 m., La Paz, Bolivia)
2013-Nov18
Ancyluris rubrofilum
Rare(?) at 1100 m., probably lower. Attracted to bait.
Similar species: Shares overall pattern and entirely white FW fringe with A. etias, which has much more extentive blue iredescence on D; this feature can be hard to use on worn individuals. See also A. meliboeus and A. melior.
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov22
Ancyluris etias
Fairly common up to 1050 m. Attracted to bait and mud. I don't know which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco.
Similar species: A. rubrofilum mostly lacks blue iredescence on D; A. melior has D red bands wider; A. meliboeus has white on FW fringe restricted to a spot at tornus.
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov19
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2019-Oct08
Ancyluris melior
Rare(?) up to 550 m. Attracted to bait.
Similar species: Very similar to A. etias and A. rubrofilum but D red bands wider.
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2019-Oct09
550 m., Villa Carmen, Paucartambo
2019-Oct09
Ancyluris tedea silvicultrix
Rare(?) up to 1400 m. Attracted to bait.
Similar species: I don't know how to distinguish this species from the much more common(?) A. meliboeus.
1400 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2016-Nov16
1400 m., San Pedro, Paucartambo
2016-Nov16
Ancyluris aulestes
Fairly common 1100-1450 m. Attracted to bait and occasionally puddles. I don't know which subspecies occur(s) in Cusco.
Similar species: Pointed, jagged red 'V' on DHW tail of male distinctive; female has red on DHW tails, unlike female A. colubra.
Male
600 m., Quebrada Bienvenida, Paucartambo
2021-Nov17
Female
700 m., Kuporo Lodge, Quispicanchi
2021-Aug03
Male
600 m., Quebrada Bienvenida, Paucartambo
2021-Nov17
Ancyluris colubra
Fairly common up to 1100 m.; I'm not sure if it occurs in true lowlands. Attracted to bait and mud.
Similar species: Male A. mira thaumasia has shorter, rounder wings, and less red on DHW. Female lacks red in DHW tail of A. aulestes.
Male
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2021-Nov16
Female
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov19
Male
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov15
Female
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2021-Nov16
Ancyluris mira thaumasia
Fairly common 1050-1200 m., probably lower. Attracted to bait and mud. Amount of red DHW is highly variable.
Similar species: Shorter, more roudned wings, and less red DHW than male A. colubra.
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov09
1100 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2021-Nov16
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov15
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov15
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov15
Male
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2016-Nov11
Male
1050 m., Lower Manu Road, Paucartambo
2015-Nov26
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