Cuba: Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve

Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve located on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula is also known as Parque Nacional y Reserva de la Biosfera de Guanahacabibes, Peninsula de Guanahacabibes. This western most point of Cuba’s main island is on the Tentative List as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site No. 1802, titled Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean. The landscape of Guanahacabibes ranges from coastal plains and coral reefs to tropical dry forest. The area remains mostly untouched and unexplored, and rich in flora and fauna.

Guanahacabibes National Park
Western entrance to Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, located on the Guanahacabibes peninsula in the Pinar del Rio Province of western-most Cuba
Dense Flora of Guanahacabibes National Park
Example of the dense forest growth covering parts of Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Boisduval’s Urania
Moths: Boisduval’s Urania Swallowtail Moth, Urania boisduvalii, Family Uraniidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (Endemic)
Antlion - Need ID
Antlions: Antlion, Family Myrmeleontidae, Order Neuroptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center
Guanahacabibes Visitor Center, or in Spanish: Centro de Visitante, Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes, is located in La Bajada on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba
Wall Crab Spider - Need ID
Wall Crab Spider, Genus Selenops, Family Selenopidae, Order Araneae. Documented during night fieldwork observation in Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba
Guanahacabibes National Park
Western entrance to Guanahacabibes National Park located on the Guanahacabibes peninsula in the Pinar del Rio Province of western-most Cuba
Statira Sulphur
Butterflies: Statira Sulphur, Aphrissa statira, Family Pieridae, Order Lepidoptera. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Cuban Kite Swallowtail
Butterflies: Cuban Kite Swallowtail, Eurytides Celadon, Family Papilionidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (Endemic))
Gulf Fritillary
Butterflies: Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, Family Nymphalidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Bird Grasshopper
Grasshoppers: Bird Grasshopper, Schistocerca serialis, Family Acrididae, Order Orthoptera. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (Endemic)
Mexican Fritillary
Butterflies: Mexican Fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia, Order Lepidoptera. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Dense Forest of Guanahacabibes
Example of the dense forest growth covering parts of Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Guanahacabibes National Park
Guanahacabibes National Park located on the Guanahacabibes peninsula in the Pinar del Rio Province of western-most Cuba
Loggerhead Kingbird
Loggerhead Kingbird, Tyrannus caudifasciatus. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Cicada - Need ID
Cicadas: Cicada, Family Cicadidae, Superfamily Cicadoidea, Order Hemiptera. Documented by night observation in Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Caterpillar - Need ID
Moths & Butterflies: Caterpillar, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Caterpillar - Need ID
Moths & Butterflies: Caterpillar, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Moth (Caterpillar) - Need ID
Moths: Moth Cutworm (caterpillar), Subfamily Acontiinae, Family Noctuidae, Order Lepidoptera. Photographed in Península de Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio, Cuba

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