Photos of arthropods in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Insects resembling the creature from the movie alien next to their eggs Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Unknown insect Green grasshopper Morpho Butterfly in Costa Rica Grasshopper Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Black beetle Brown grasshopper in an orange flower Mating orange and black beetles Small cicada species Monarch butterfly feeding on a flower Giant daddy longlegs Green stick insect Green and brown cricket Nephila orb spider Walking stick insect Green, turquoise, orange, and sky-blue leafhopper insect Malachite butterfly (Siproeta Stelenes) Brownish-red beetle Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican rain forest Siproeta stelenes (Malachite, Pearly Malachite) Yellow, black, and white butterfly Elongated green katydid Red and purple dragonfly Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Black, red, and yellow insect Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Brownish-red beetle Army ant soldiers Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16