Pictures of butteflies and moths [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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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Butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Butterfly on flower (Costa Rica) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in leaf litter (Indonesia) Butterfly wing (Croatia) Black butterfly with blue wing sections; resting on a fallen leaf on the forest floor (Indonesia) Butterflies (Uganda) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Butterflies feeding on dung on the forest floor (Uganda) Orange butterfly-like moth (Uganda) Brown butterfly Butterflies feeding on dung on the forest floor (Uganda) Blue and black butterfly on ground with wings closed (Indonesia) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Butterfly with wings up Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots Blue and black butterfly on forest floor with wings closed (Indonesia) Blue morpho on a wooden deck Butterfly wing (Croatia) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Butterfly (Uganda) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Hundreds of Belenois creona (the African Caper) butterflies feeding on a pile of elephant dung (Uganda) Monarch butterfly; Danaus plexippus; feeding on a hot lips flower (pan02-2035) Orange; yellow; and black Lycaeninae (?) butterfly. Appears to employ mimicry strategy (Malaysia) Blue morpho buttefly with closed wings Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections (Indonesia) Blue morpho viewed from behind; wings closed Unknown butterfly Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals around a puddle (Malaysia) Orange and brown butterfly (Uganda) Butterfly-like moth (Uganda) Skipper butterfly on leaf (Malaysia) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Red; black; brown; and white butterfly Yellow and black butterflies feeding on a pile of elephant waste (Uganda) Brown butterfly Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Butterfly (Croatia) Heliconius butterfly as viewed from above (pan02-2070) Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections; resting on a fallen leaf (Indonesia) Butterfly with transparent wings and false eye-spots Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings and red and white sections on the wings near the abdomen (Indonesia) Butterfly wing (Croatia) Orange; black; and white butterfly (Uganda) Black and white butterfly on flower (Indonesia) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Red; black; brown; and white butterfly Black butterfly with blue and yellow spots Black and white butterfly feeding (Indonesia) Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach (Malaysia) Hundreds of Belenois creona (the African Caper) butterflies gathered on elephant dung (Uganda) Butterflies feeding on the soil of a dirt road (Uganda) Butterfly with bright blue markings in flight (Indonesia) Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings (Indonesia) Butterfly with wings closed. Orange; white; and black markings on the wings. (Uganda) Black and white butterfly on a dead flower (Uganda) Pale orange butterfly on a dead leaf (Uganda) Orange butterfly landing on a vine leaf (Uganda) Hundreds of butterflies gathered on elephant droppings (Uganda) Black and yellow butterflies (Belenois creona) gathered on elephant droppings (Uganda) Pale orange butterfly with black and white markings (Uganda) Orange skipper butterfly (Uganda) Uganda's beautiful and diverse butterfly fauna in the grill of our Land Rover (Uganda) Butterflies gathering on elephant dung (Uganda) Butterflies gathered on the edge of a puddle (Uganda) Aqua and black butterfly found on our car windshield (Uganda) Dark brown to black butterfly with purple; red; and pale yellow markings showing its light brown underwings (Uganda) Uganda's beautiful and diverse butterflies in the grill of our Land Rover (Uganda) butteflies and moths: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3