VIDEO of Asterope leprieuri optima 1920x1080 HD

            Up until 2014 I had dreamed for 30 years of getting live shots of this stunning species - then I led a tour to the Manu road in SE Peru and finally saw this magnificent creature - several individuals of subspecies A. l. depuiseti - in a site where the butterfly turned out to be relatively common. Nonetheless, the subject of this VIDEO, the dramatically crimson-spotted subspecies A. l. optima, remained exceedingly elusive until my return to eastern Ecuador the following year, when our whole group was treated to the stunning display that you can see in this footage. This male was very tame, and remained on the unpaved road for around an hour, allowing the whole group to get excellent shots. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the film. Yes, I could have trimmed the video down to only a few seconds in length, but where's the fun in that!?!? ;-) Can anyone identify the bird species with its dramatic call?
   

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Taken on: May 31, 2017

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Ecuador

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Butterfly Tour

Butterfly watching

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Sets appears in: • Ecuador 2015, 20 October

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