Pictures of Insects in Honduras

Roughly 700 butterfly species are found in Honduras -- almost as many as are found in the entire United States. Honduran butterflies include: Owl's Eyes [Brassolidae], Milkweed Butterflies [Danaidae], Clear Wings [Ithomiidae], Heliconians [Heliconidae] Swallowtails [Papilionidae], Morphos [Morphidae], Skippers [Hesperiidae], Hairstreaks [Lycaenidae], Whites and Sulfurs [Pieridae], Brush-Footed [Nymphalidae], Metalmarks [Riodinidae], Castnids [Castniidae], and Snouts [Libytheidae]

Heliconius charitonius	Leaf Katydid	Leaf Moth
Praying Mantis	Mantid	Ruins Moth
Caterpillar Swarm	Drowned Moth	Green Grasshopper
Melinea lilis [top] Heliconia istmenius [bottom]	Melinea lilis [top] Heliconia istmenius [bottom]	Heliconia istmenius
Lined Moth Print	Owl Butterfly Print	Biblis hyperia Butterfly
Nest Insect	Ruins Butterfly	Diathria astala
Blue Morpho [Morpho peleides]	Blue Morpho Caterpillar	Blue Morpho Caterpillar
Banana Flower Bee	Marpesia chiron	Anartia fatima
Orange Butterfly Vegetation	Orange Butterfly	Ant Hill Hole
Blue Morpho Wings Up	Biblis hyperia Butterfly	Caterpillar
Heliconia melopomone	Red Flower	Papilio thoas
Papilio thoas	Spider	Spider
Spider	Hemipteran Bug	Wasp Nest Leaf

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