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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Butterfly Yellow-green butterfly; possibly Nessaea obrinus with wings closed (Peru) Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf (Peru) Moth wing with orange eye-spot Butterfly with yellow-green and gray underparts (Indonesia) Butterfly Brown; white; and red butterfly (Costa Rica) Blue morpho with wings closed Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Heliconius melpomene butterflies Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Butterfly Blue butterfly (Satyr species) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Butterfly Brown; orange; and white butterfly (Suriname) 88 Butterfly (Diaethria clymena) Butterfly Butterfly Fungi-covered stump Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) The 88 Butterfly (Diaethria species); red, black, and white with an "88" pattern on its wings (Brazil) Butterfly Blue color form of the postman butterfly (Brazil) Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals (Indonesia) Blue-eyed butterfly (Indonesia) Dead colorful butterfly on a license plate Orange and brown butterfly Turquoise, white, and black butterfly Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly (Costa Rica) Examining a large snake (Peru) Mottled moth Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Butterfly Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus (Indonesia) Clearwing butterfly Butterfly Butterfly (Belize) Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings (Indonesia) Postman butterfly (Brazil) Dark brown moth Moth Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae) Black and turquoise moth Butterfly Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Dark gray moth with yellow markings and blue-green spots Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus (Indonesia) Neon green skipper butterfly Moth (Costa Rica) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Red, black, and white butterfly in New Guinea Strange moth (Costa Rica) Skipper butterfly Orange; black; white; and yellow butterfly in the Costa Rican rainforest (Costa Rica) Spotted butterfly (Indonesia) Moth (Costa Rica) Pair of butterflies (Suriname) Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) Butterfly Unknown moth (Costa Rica) Blue butterfly Sleeping blue morpho butterfly (Costa Rica) Moth (Costa Rica) Orange-and-pink Moth Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Gaudy Sphinx Moth: Dark green moth (Belize) Leaf-like moth Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp) Swallowtail butterfly Butterfly Comet moth with damaged wings Red and black butterfly (Kenya) Neon green skipper butterfly Orange moth with black and yellow polkadots Rust-colored moth with yellow and red markings and a black fringe (Suriname) Yellow and purple butterfly (Laos) White moth (Nosy Mangabe) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Turquoise, black, and white butterfly (Thailand) Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp) Leaf-like moth Heliconius melpomene butterflies Yellow and purple butterfly (Laos) Blue butterfly (Satyr species) Butterfly feeding on flowers Mottled moth (Suriname) 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