Sofía Muñoz-Tobar
@smunoztobar.bsky.social
Ecuadorian Entomologist | Love the Andes, beetles and photography | Alumni: PUCE, University of Kansas and Clemson University
Currently at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO)
#Andes #beetles #Ecuador
Currently at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO)
#Andes #beetles #Ecuador
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’ve spent the past few days surveying the insect diversity in the lowland tropical forests of the area
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’ve spent the past few days surveying the insect diversity in the lowland tropical forests of the area
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Phyllophaga sumacoensis is a new species of scarab beetle from Sumaco National Park, Napo- Ecuador archive.org/details/faun... #Biodiversity #Beetles #Ecuador
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Phyllophaga sumacoensis is a new species of scarab beetle from Sumaco National Park, Napo- Ecuador archive.org/details/faun... #Biodiversity #Beetles #Ecuador
Twenty two new species of beetles from Ecuador’s páramo and cloud forest offer a rare glimpse into ecosystems that remain largely unexplored. Species names pay tribute to sites, communities and cultural traits of the Ecuadorian Andes zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1583... #Biodiversity #Ecuador #bugs
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Twenty two new species of beetles from Ecuador’s páramo and cloud forest offer a rare glimpse into ecosystems that remain largely unexplored. Species names pay tribute to sites, communities and cultural traits of the Ecuadorian Andes zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1583... #Biodiversity #Ecuador #bugs
Spotted this milkweed assassin bug (Zelus longipes) on Salvia plants at Quito's Botanical Garden, hunting for flies. Here the adult and immature #Quito #bugs #biodiversity #Ecuador
September 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Spotted this milkweed assassin bug (Zelus longipes) on Salvia plants at Quito's Botanical Garden, hunting for flies. Here the adult and immature #Quito #bugs #biodiversity #Ecuador
Here the Ecuadorian Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus) from the coast of Esmeraldas-Ecuador #biodiversity #seashore #hermitcrab #Esmeraldas #Ecuador
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Here the Ecuadorian Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus) from the coast of Esmeraldas-Ecuador #biodiversity #seashore #hermitcrab #Esmeraldas #Ecuador
Here's a subtropical beauty—Vanessa carye—spotted at the Quito Botanical Garden. This butterfly species ranges all the way from Venezuela down to Patagonia #lepidoptera #southamerica #ecuador #insects
August 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here's a subtropical beauty—Vanessa carye—spotted at the Quito Botanical Garden. This butterfly species ranges all the way from Venezuela down to Patagonia #lepidoptera #southamerica #ecuador #insects
I have been enjoying watching the Andean Black Longhorn bee (Thygater aethiops) at Quito's Botanical Garden. Here the male and female over a shrubby Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) #nativebees #biodiversity #insects #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito
June 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I have been enjoying watching the Andean Black Longhorn bee (Thygater aethiops) at Quito's Botanical Garden. Here the male and female over a shrubby Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) #nativebees #biodiversity #insects #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito
I was really lucky to spend the day in Antisana National Park and enjoy this amazing ecosystem #paramo #Biodiversity #Ecuador
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I was really lucky to spend the day in Antisana National Park and enjoy this amazing ecosystem #paramo #Biodiversity #Ecuador
Here Humboldt's house at Antisana National Park, Province of Napo, Ecuador from our last visit #paramo #Biodiversity
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Here Humboldt's house at Antisana National Park, Province of Napo, Ecuador from our last visit #paramo #Biodiversity
Here a Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Archonias flisa) from Quito's Botanical Garden #Biodiversity #Ecuador #insects #JardinBotanicodeQuito
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here a Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Archonias flisa) from Quito's Botanical Garden #Biodiversity #Ecuador #insects #JardinBotanicodeQuito
May 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trichoceros (Orchidacea) is an amazing example of bug mimicry #biodiversity #mimicry #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Trichoceros (Orchidacea) is an amazing example of bug mimicry #biodiversity #mimicry #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito
Astylus bourgeoisi, a common soft winged flower beetle found in the Ecuadorian highlands #Beetles #Ecuador #Biodiversity #Andes
March 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Astylus bourgeoisi, a common soft winged flower beetle found in the Ecuadorian highlands #Beetles #Ecuador #Biodiversity #Andes
Had a really nice morning collecting leaf litter in Parque Arqueológico Rumipamba. Apart from the ruins of the first inhabitants of Quito, there are ancestral pathways (culuncos) and native plants in this site 🌿 Hopefully we will find some interesting beetles 🐞 🪲 #culuncos #Ecuador
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you see this, quote post with flowers from your gallery 🌿 #nativeplants #PNCotopaxi #Ecuador #Bombusfunebris
January 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you see this, quote post with flowers from your gallery 🌿 #nativeplants #PNCotopaxi #Ecuador #Bombusfunebris
Rainy days in Quito are really nice for hiking, yet not very many insects in this forest #Biodiversity #Ecuador
January 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rainy days in Quito are really nice for hiking, yet not very many insects in this forest #Biodiversity #Ecuador