Guide to the Butterflies of Honduras

Robert was born and raised in California. At the early age of eleven his passion for Nature was ignited, especially for butterflies. After graduating from Humboldt State University in 1992, with a degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation, he joined Peace Corps and served three years in Honduras. He has resided there ever since, dedicating his life to the investigation and sustainable use of Honduras' finite resources. He eventually became the country's leading expert on its avifauna and ended up writing and self-publishing two bird guides. He also trained the country's bird watching guides and has led international tours since 2000.

Olivia is originally from the village of Magdalena, Lempira, Honduras. They met in late 2012 and joined forces to work on and complete the bird guides. She graduated in 2020 from the Metropolitana University with a degree in Ecotourism. They began working in earnest on the Guide to the Butterflies of Honduras in early 2015 and quickly discovered several new species for science. Since 2015 they have resides on fifty acres of rainforest at Emerald valley, home to over 700 species of butterflies.

First printing 2022

Soft cover, 370 pages

Field guide