Photos of butterflies and moths 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.

Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) -Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) [Orange, yellow, and black butterfly] Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato (Black, red, and yellow butterfly) Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican forest Transparent moth Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Blue morpho with its wings closed Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Dark gray and red butterfly Dark gray moth with blue iridescence Transparent moth Green moth Strange moth Isabella's Tiger butterfly Unknown moth Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Black, red, and yellow butterfly Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Green moth with a black body Banded Peacock or Fatima (Anartia fatima) butterfly Siproeta stelenes (Malachite, Pearly Malachite) Yellow, black, and white butterfly Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) Dark gray and red butterfly Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4