Pictures of butterflies 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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Green; teal; blue; pruple; red; and black insect in Peru (Peru) Butterfly Skipper butterfly (Hesperioidea) Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Blue morpho butterfly Blushing Phantom (Cithaerias pireta), a clear-winged butterfly species Lasaia agesilas butterfly (Peru) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) Butterfly Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing (Peru) Black butterfly with green markings and a bright red head Orange butterfly with white streamers Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Violet; blue; and brown butterfly (Suriname) Butterflies feeding on a flower Rhetus periander butterfly (Peru) Pink and purple butterfly Heliconius butterly (Belize) Urania leilus day-flying or diurnal moth (Peru) Dark gray moth with blue iridescence (Costa Rica) Orange and brown butterfly Butterfly Beautiful red,white, and blue butterfly Iridescent turquoise and black butterfly in hand Arawacus butterfly (Peru) Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) (Peru) Neon green skipper butterfly Postman butterfly (Brazil) Butterfly Moth that resembles a leaf Strange moth (Costa Rica) Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (red form) (Brazil) Black moth with orange and green markings (Peru) Blue butterfly (Satyr species) Lycorea halia butterfly (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Unknown butterfly with orange; brown; and white markings on outer part of the wing (Peru) Butterfly Hamadryas butterfly Butterfly Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry (Peru) Orange; yellow; and black butterfly (Costa Rica) Butterfly Butterflies feeding on a flower Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Blue Morpho (M. menelaus) with wings closed while resting on a pink flower Phoebis philea and Anteos menippe butterflies in large group feeding on minerals in mud (Peru) Black moth Heliconius hecale butterfly Beautiful red,white, and blue butterfly Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) (Peru) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) on forest floor Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Postman butterfly, Heliconius sp (blue form) Green-blue swallow-tail butterfly Yellow and light green butterflies (Brazil) Orange and black "Halloween" butterfly 88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena) Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) White butterfly (Peru) Group of Male Perrhybris pamela and yellow and black butterflies (Peru) Butterfly Blue and black butterfly (Indonesia) Butterfly Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Butterfly Butterfly Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata (Peru) Black butterfly with turquoise spots Orange; yellow; black; and yellow butterfly (Costa Rica) Black and deep orange butterfly Possibly a morpho butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) Butterfly (Suriname) Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly (Peru) Unknown butterfly with light and dark brown patterned wings and orange on the upper wing (Peru) Green moth (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with green markings and a bright red head (Indonesia) Butterfly Adelpha iphiclus butterfly on pebbles (Peru) Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus (Indonesia) Butterfly Butterfly butterflies and moths: 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