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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Heliconius butterfly species Dark gray moth with metallic-green spots Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form) (Brazil) Butterfly peeking over a leaf (Brazil) Hamadryas butterfly Black butterfly with blue-purple markings on its wings Orange-headed moth Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly with brown and white wings and eyespots Butterfly Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) feeding on a red hibiscus Blue and black butterfly Butterfly Swallowtail feeding on red flowers (Utah; United States) Butterfly Butterfly Blue butterfly Orange, black, and white butterfly Black moth Black, yellow, and red butterfly (Laos) Butterfly Moth Lycorea halia butterfly Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Moth Green moth (Costa Rica) Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp) Butterfly Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (red form) (Brazil) Blue morpho with its wings closed (Costa Rica) River boat carrying goods to market on the Rio Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-eyed butterfly (Indonesia) Butterfly Woody moth Brown Peacock or Scarlet Peacock (Anartia amathea) butterfly Yellow moth (Costa Rica) Green moth with a black body (Costa Rica) Blue and black butterfly Common bluebottle butterflies (Graphium sarpedon) and other colorful butterflies feeding on minerals (Indonesia) Yellow and brown moth Moth Orange and black butterfly Cryptic butterfly White moth Blue and black butterfly Butterfly Orange butterfly Moth Heliconius sara butterfly Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Butterfly Red color form of the postman butterfly (Brazil) blue butterflies (Manambolo) Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form) (Brazil) Black butterfly Postman butterfly (Brazil) Metallic neon green butterfly Brown and yellow moth Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (blue form) (Brazil) Yellow moth Yellow butterfly on a red hibiscus (Brazil) Meneria Metalmark (Amarynthis meneria) Ant nest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Butterfly White and black butterfly Malayan Eggfly (Hypolimnas anomala anomala) White moth (Brazil) Butterfly Mating butterflies Butterfly Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) Butterfly Butterfly Black butterfly with white; magenta; and red markings (Costa Rica) Butterfly Green and gray butterfly Black moth Black & White Helen (Papilio nephelus) feeding on minerals (Indonesia) White moth Orange, white, and brown butterfly Orange and yellow moth Neon green skipper butterfly Orange and black butterfly Butterfly Butterfly Bright red-orange moth Transparent moth (Costa Rica) Yellow and black swallowtail butterfly (Costa Rica) 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