The Tupi people, one of the main ethnic groups of Brazilian indigenous people, believe in a male supernatural being called “Curupira” that guards the forest in Tupi mythology. I crowned this BLOG with his name because I aspire the BLOG, which deals with insects as part of the nature, to play a role just like Curupira who protects the forest from the destructive habits of man.
17 Sep, 2008
Several hundreds of skippers (a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae) came in swarms for the nectar of the white flowers I introduced on Saturday.
» Read more17 Sep, 2008
I found a moth resting on a wall.
The closeup picture on the right shows its real size, almost.
This is a moth called Nothus diana in the family Sematuridae.
17 Sep, 2008
The Museum is deserted today. Well, it allows me a plenty of time to take a siesta. Its 9 oclock in the morning.
» Read more17 Sep, 2008
September 8th, Manaus was packed with cars everywhere after a holiday weekend. It took more than an hour to get to a place where you would normally arrive in 30-40 minutes.
» Read more10 Sep, 2008
I have been tied up all week, identifying the 930 butterflies, which the federal police had seized and INPA conducted the spreading of the wings on, and more than 5000 butterfly and coleopteran (beetle) specimens in my storage by their family, genus, and species names.
» Read more02 Sep, 2008
I received a visit yesterday from an inspector of IBAMA (Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Resources), and I was notified that......
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