Male

Female

 

wingspan : male 45/55, female 47/70 mm


Altinote tenebrosa seems to fly between 800 and 2500 meters, found sometimes in great numbers in the Oriente, from Baeza all the way down to Zamora. found in the Baños/Puyo Corridor, from 1000 up to 2600 meters, and in the 9 de Octubre area, and also along rio Paute.


many thanks to Keith Willmott because we thought the proper name was Altinote segesta.

Altinote tenebrosa a Machay, 1900 m
machos de Altinote tenebrosa al Norte del PN Sangay
machos de Altinote tenebrosa chupando en tierra mojada
Altinote tenebrosa al rio Paute
Altinote tenebrosa (ab) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (pareja) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (pareja) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa a Machay
Altinote tenebrosa a el Retiro
Altinote tenebrosa (ab) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (hembra) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (hembra) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (hembra) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (hembra) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (hembra) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (pareja) a Runtun
Altinote tenebrosa (pareja) a Runtun

males show very little variation, but females are highly variable as evidenced on these specimens, and on the females in situ pictures, all shot on the same spot - Runtun, 2600 m - and on the same day.

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