Assorted Butter�y Boxes appearing in various scenes throughout �lm (Stevens' shop, Bates' collections, etc)

Common: Leaf Mantis or Hooded MantisScientific: Choeradodis rhomboidea

Common: Brazil Stick MantisScientific: Brunneria brasiliensis

Common: Katydid InsectScientific: Typophyllum lunatum

Amazon Adventure immerses audiences right into the biodiverse rainforest. The following is a list of the scienti�c names with photos of over 70 di�erent species that appear in the �lm in chronological order.

Henry Bates' fascinating 11-year exploration through the perilous Amazon jungle shows him in constant contact with the wildlife inhabiting these visually stunning ecosystems. Everything from the smallest beetle crawling along the forest �oor to the immense trees creating a canopy above, Bates wanted to examine it all.

Things are not always what they seem as Bates discovered many astounding examples of camou�age and mimicry. He also collected over 14, 500 di�erent species while in the Amazon and 8, 000 new to science.

Wildlife Featured in the FilmWildlife Featured in the Film

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Common: Ground BeetleScientific: Abax parallelepipedus

Common: Acorn WeevilScientific: Curculio glandium

400+ Specimens of butter�ies, shells, plants, birds, reptiles, �sh, mammals, and more in Stevens' Shop

Common: Great PotooScientific: Nyctibius grandis

Common: Turnip-Tailed GeckoScientific: Thecadactylus rapicauda

Common: Leaf MothScientific: Genus Moresa

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Common: Hercules BeetleScientific: Dynastes hercules

Common: Blue Morpho Butter�yScientific: Morpho deidamia

Common: White Arctic HareScientific: Lepus arcticus

Common: European Brown HareScientific: Lepus europaeus

Common: Woolly MonkeyScientific: Lagothrix

Common: Stu�ed SlothScientific: Bradypus variegatus

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Common: Pied TamarinsScientific: Saguinus bicolor

Common: South American TapirScientific: Tapirus terrestris

Common: White EgretsScientific: Egretta thula

Common: Scarlet MacawsScientific: Ara macao

Common: Wax-Tailed PlanthopperScientific: Lystra lanata (Fulgoridae)

Common: Brown-Throated SlothScientific: Bradypus variegatus

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Common: Cock of the RockScientific: Rupicola rupicola

Common: Green ParrotScientific: Amazona aestiva

Common: Straited HeronScientific: Butorides striata

Common: Giant Water LilyScientific: Victoria amazonica (Nymphaeaceae)

Common: Owl Eye Butter�yScientific: Caligo eurilochus

Common: Praying MantisScientific: Mantodea

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Common: Spectacled CaimanScientific: Caiman crocodilus

Common: Ghost ShrimpScientific: Macrobra-chium amazonicum

Common: Sundew PlantScientific: Genus Drosera

Common: AntScientific: Dolichoderus

Common: South American Mimic Leaf FishScientific: Monocirrhus polyacanthus

Common: Yellow-Breasted FlycatcherScientific: Tolmomyias �aviventris

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Common: Vampire BatScientific: Desmodus rotundus

Common: Sauba AntsScientific: Oecodoma cephalotes

Common: Redeye Piranha Scientific: Serrasalmus rhombeus

Common: Basin TreefrogScientific: Boana lanciformis

Common: Amazonian ToadScientific: Rhinella proboscidea

Common: Leaf butter�y Scientific: Zaretis isidora

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Common: Debris-Carrying Lacewing LarvaScientific: Chrysopidae Family

Common: Slender Amazon Anole Scientific: Anolis fuscoauratus

Common: Flower Spider or Hunting Spider eats a BeeScientific: Epicadus heterogaster

Common: Buritirana TreeScientific: Mauritiella aculeata

Common: Viper Moth CaterpillarScientific: Hemeroplanes triptolemus

Common: Black VultureScientific: Coragyps atratus

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Common: Spotted JaguarScientific: Panthera onca

Butter�y named after Henry BatesScientific: Callithea batesii (now called Asterope batesii)

Common: Capuchin Monkey (Mischief )Scientific: Cebus capucinus

Common: Longwing Butter�y Model (4 legged)Scientific: Hypothyris euclea (Ithomiini)

Common: Brown Spider MonkeyScientific: Aleles hybridus

Common: Black Margay CatScientific: Leopardus wiedii

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Common: Longwing Butter�y Mimic (6 legged)Scientific: Stalachtis calliope (Riodinidae)

Common: Amazon Horned Frog or Pac-Man FrogScientific: Ceratophrys cornuta

Common: MiceScientific: Mus

Common: Pink River DolphinScientific: Inia geo�rensis

Common: Elephant Ear PalmScientific: Colocasia

Common: Yellow-Crowned Amazon ParrotScientific: Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala

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Common: Longwing Butter�y Model Scientific: Ithomia �ora

Common: Longwing Butter�y MimicScientific: Leptalis lysinoe

Common: Cloudless Sulfur Butter�yScientific: Phoebis sennae

Common: Green IguanaScientific: Iguana iguana

Common: White-Faced Saki MonkeyScientific: Pithecia pithecia

Common: Royal Moth CaterpillarScientific: Saturniidae

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Chrysalis in jar Common: DonkeyScientific: Equus africanus asinus

Charles Darwin’s Dog “Bob” (English Springer Spaniel) Scientific: Canis lupus familiaris

Common: Longwing Butter�yScientific: Heliconius sara

Common: Longwing Butter�yScientific: Heliconius melpomene

Common: Longwing Butter�yScientific: Heliconius thelxiope

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Common: Longwing Butter�yScientific: Heliconius lucia

Completed Chain of Heliconius Longwings

These are eight of the original Heliconius butter�ies collected by Henry Bates over 160 years ago, which were generously provided by the Natural History Museum (NHM) of London for use in the �lm Amazon Adventure. Dr. Blanca Huertas, seen to the left, was on set from the NHM to ensure the proper care and use of these original specimens. The butter�ies were put in quarantine for two weeks after �lming. Bates used this chain of butter�ies as the evidence for the �rst ever case to be put forward for the creation of a new species.

Charles Darwin said that Bates’ discoveries brought us as close as we could ever get to witnessing the creation of a new species on this Earth. Darwin included them in the next edition of his famous book, On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published in 1863, Bates’ two-volume travel book The Naturalist on the River Amazons, included his scienti�c research and �ndings. His book was so popular that an abridged one-volume version was published which is still in print today, but does not include all the scienti�c details. By the time Henry Bates’ book was published in 1863, he had added another three butter�ies to his Chain of Speciation.

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