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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Monarch butterfly feeding on a flower (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Black moth with orange and green spots Brown skipper butterfly (Brazil) Argema mittrei (Comet's-tail Moth) (Andasibe) Blue butterfly Comet moth (Andasibe) Dark green moth (Belize) Orange butterfly Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Pair of butterflies (Suriname) Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly (Great Mormon - Papilio memnon?) Swallowtail feeding on red flowers (Utah; United States) Butterfly Moth Blue butterfly Blue-eyed butterfly (Suriname) Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) Slate gray and red butterfly (Costa Rica) Moth using an alarm schedule in an attempt to scare a potential predator Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus) Blushing Phantom butterfly (Cithaerias pireta) Blue butterfly White butterfly feeding on tubular red flowers (Belize) Black butterfly with a white fringe; an orange patch; and turquoise spots (Costa Rica) Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Butterfly Clearwing butterfly Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Orange, yellow, and black butterfly Butterfly Butterfly (Madagascar) Butterfly Blue morpho with its wings closed (Costa Rica) Butterfly Butterfly Clearwing butterfly Leaf-mimicking butterfly Orange, white, and black clear-winged butterfly in the Amazon Orange, black, and white butterfly Moth (Costa Rica) Spectacular red,white, and blue butterfly Pink and purple butterfly Green moth (Costa Rica) Butterfly Blue Morpho (M. menelaus) with wings closed while resting on a pink flower Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Butterfly Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Heliconius hecale butterfly Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp) Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) feeding in Tres Chimbadas oxbow lake Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus (Indonesia) Clear-wing butterfly Orange and red butterfly with blue and black spots Butterfly Orange; black; and yellow butterfly (Costa Rica) White moth (Costa Rica) Mottled moth Butterfly Unknown bright green lizard in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Spectacular red,white, and blue butterfly Black ants (Thailand) Orange moth (Indonesia) Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Swallowtail feeding on red flowers (Utah; United States) Mating butterflies Brazilian Lady (Vanessa braziliensis) Orange and brown butterfly Orange and brown butterfly Heliconius butterfly species Yellow and blue butterfly on ground Mating butterflies Orange and black butterfly Postman butterfly (Brazil) Butterfly Butterfly Butterflies feeding on a flower Dark brown and orange butterfly with blue spots (Costa Rica) Butterfly on beach Butterfly Orange and brown butterfly Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings 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