Photos of insects 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.

Brown katydid Stick insect Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Bee approaching a bird-of-paradise flower Colorful grasshopper Soldier army ants Isabella's Tiger (Eueides isabella) in the Costa Rican forest Multicolored leafhopper insect Moth on the underside of a leaf caught by the sun Praying mantis Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) Giant brown beetle with off-white markings Sleeping Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly Leaf-cutter ants Black wing-tipped dragonfly Black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato (Black, red, and yellow butterfly) Black honeybee Transparent moth Spiny black, white, and orange caterpillar Alien insects next to their red eggs Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Green insect with polka dots Green insect with polka dots Skipper Butterfly of the Astraptes fulgerator complex in Costa Rica Walking stick insect Strange insect with red and yellow wings Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) -Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) [Orange, yellow, and black butterfly] Blue, yellow, and orange insect 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