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Home Animals Insects Archive by category "Butterflies"

Category: Butterflies

A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera and are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form.

Butterflies from Panama

Butterflies of Panama: A Guide to the Most Colorful Creatures in Central America Panama is a country rich in biodiversity and home to a wide range of fascinating species of animals and plants. From its lush…

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haui February 6, 2023 February 7, 2023Butterflies Butterflies Panama

Tomato hornworm

Tomato hornworm

Tomato hornworm, The caterpillar, often referred to as the tomato hornworm, can be a major pest in gardens; they get their name from a dark projection on their posterior end and their use of tomatoes as…

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haui May 16, 2021 May 10, 2021Butterflies

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly feeding on a little pink flower while in flight

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haui May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021Butterflies

Saddleback caterpillar

Saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)

Found this saddleback caterpillar on the underside of a palm leaf here in Altos del Maria, Panama, aldo they say they are native to the US, maybe he did not like the election outcome and migrated…

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haui November 9, 2016 November 12, 2016Butterflies Caterpillar

Glasswinged butterflies

Glasswinged butterflies

Here are a couple more Glasswinged butterflies (Greta oto), images taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.

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haui October 3, 2016 October 3, 2016Butterflies Glasswinged butterflies

Butterfly Images

Here is a variety of butterfly images taken at the butterly house on Mainau Island in Germany.

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haui June 17, 2016 August 2, 2017Butterflies Butterflies

Large Tree Nymph

Large Tree Nymph

Large Tree Nymph butterfly image. The Idea leuconoe, the paper kite, rice paper or large tree nymph, has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin.

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haui June 17, 2016 June 17, 2017Butterflies butterfly, Large Tree Nymph

Dido Longwing

The scarce bamboo page or dido longwing (Philaethria dido) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America and tropical South America, both east and west of the Andes, from Brazil and…

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haui June 2, 2016 October 3, 2016Butterflies Butterflies

Brown-banded Daggerwing

Marpesia alcibiades nymphalidae

Brown-banded Daggerwing, Marpesia alcibiades nymphalidae butterfly image taken along the pipeline Road in the Soberania National Park in Panama.

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haui May 13, 2016 December 13, 2016Butterflies butterfly, Marpesia alcibiades nymphalidae

Great southern white

Great southern white

Ascia monuste, the great southern white or pirpinto in Argentina, is a butterfly which is the only species in the genus Ascia of the Pieridae family. In this species the sexes may differ with the female…

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haui May 7, 2016 December 13, 2016Butterflies Great Southern White

Butterfly Images

Butterfly Images

Here are a few more butterfly images taken in Altos del Maria, Panama.

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haui April 26, 2016 October 3, 2016Butterflies Butterfly Images

Big White Moth

Big White Moth

Big White Moth image taken in Altos del Maria in Panama, looks like a white tiger moth but not sure.

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haui April 15, 2016 April 15, 2016Butterflies White Moth

Dryas iulia – Orange Julia

Dryas iulia - Orange Julia

Dryas iulia (often incorrectly spelled julia), commonly called the Julia Butterfly, Julia Heliconian, The Flame, or Flambeau, is a species of brush-footed butterfly. The sole representative of its genus Dryas, it is native from Brazil to…

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haui April 13, 2016 September 11, 2016Butterflies orange julia
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