Cienaga de Zapata Trail

Walking the trails in search of insects to document in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Fieldwork in Zapata

Scientific fieldwork and research expedition in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Longhorn Beetle

Beetles: Longhorn Beetle, Heterops dimidiatus, Subfamily Cerambycinae, Family Cerambycidae, Order Coleoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Longhorn Beetle

Beetles: Longhorn Beetle, Heterops dimidiatus, Subfamily Cerambycinae, Family Cerambycidae, Order Coleoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

White Peacock

Butterflies: White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae, Family Nymphalidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

White Peacock

Butterflies: White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae, Family Nymphalidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Flesh Fly - Need ID

Flies: Flesh Fly, Family Sarcophagidae, Order Diptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Insect Observations in Zapata

Hunting for insects in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Little Fire Ant

Ants: Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, Subfamily Myrmicinae, Family Formicidae, Order Hymenoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve on the Zapata Peninsula in tbe Matanzas Province of Cuba

Cutworm or Dart Moth (Larva) - Need ID

Moths: Cutworm or Dart Moth (larva), Subfamily Noctuinae, Family Noctuidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Flesh Fly - Need ID

Flies: Flesh Fly, Family Sarcophagidae, Order Diptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Great Pondhawk

Dragonflies: Great Pondhawk, Erythemis vesiculosa, Family Libellulidae, Order Odonata. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Robber Fly - Need ID

Flies: Robber Fly, Genus Efferia, Family Asilidae, Order Diptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Cassius Blue (Mating Pair)

Butterflies: Cassius Blue (mating pair), Leptotes cassius, Subfamily Polyommatinae, Family Lycaenidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (Caterpillar)

Butterflies: Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (caterpillar), Heliconius charithonia, Family Nymphalidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (Caterpillar)

Butterflies: Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (caterpillar), Heliconius charithonia, Family Nymphalidae, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Fulgorid Planthopper - Need ID

Hoppers: Fulgorid Planthopper, Superfamily Fulgoroidae, Family Fulgoridae, Order Hemiptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Fulgorid Planthopper - Need ID

Hoppers: Fulgorid Planthopper, Superfamily Fulgoroidae, Family Fulgoridae, Order Hemiptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas province on the southern coast of Cuba

Longhorn Beetle

Beetles: Typical Longhorn Beetle, Trichrous dimidiatipennis, Family Cerambycidae, Order Coleoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Jamaican Digger Wasp

Wasps: Jamaican Digger Wasp, Sphex jamaicensis, Family Sphecidae, Order Hymenoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve on the Zapata Peninsula in the Matanzas Province, Cuba

Exploring Cienaga de Zapata

Scientific fieldwork and research expedition in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba

Monk Skipper

Butterflies: Monk Skipper, Asbolis capucinus, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve on the Zapata Peninsula in the Matanzas Province of Cuba

Monk Skipper

Butterflies: Monk Skipper, Asbolis capucinus, Order Lepidoptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve on the Zapata Peninsula in the Matanzas Province of Cuba

Leaf-footed Bug

True Bugs: Leaf-footed bug, Acanthocerus tuberculatus, Family Coreidae, Order Hemiptera. Documented in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the Matanzas Province on the southern coast of Cuba