All these were photographed
in Nayarit and Sinaloa during the period September 11 - 23, 2005, at elevations between sea-level and c. 7,000 feet. My thanks to Andy Warren for the IDs:
M01) Mesosemia lamachus Purple-washed Eyemark:
M02) Calephelis sp.:
M03) Baeotis zonata zonata Bumblebee Metalmark:
M04)
Melanis cephise cephise White-tipped Metalmark:
M05)
Melanis acroleuca White-rayed Metalmark Durango Highway, Km 258, Sinaloa:
M06) female Emesis sp. (possibly vulpina):
M07) female Emesis zela zela Zela Emesis:
M08) male Emesis tenedia Falcate Emesis :