Photos of rainforest butterflies [last update 2009-11-24]

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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 1994-2007. 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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Blue and green butterfly (Gabon) Black; blue; and orange butterfly in Colombia Yellow-; green-; and orange-spotted butterfly in leaf litter (Indonesia) Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Iguaze Butterflies; Brazil Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy White a dark red-stripped butterfly Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Red; black; and white butterfly Black; orange; and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Butterfly at night (Peru) Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly (Peru) Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) (Peru) Black and yellow butterflies at river's edge (Peru) Butterfly in the rainforest canopy (Peru) Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) (Peru) Group of Male Perrhybris pamela butterflies feeding on minerals in clay along the Rio Tambopata (Peru) Black and yellow butterfly Amarynthis meneria butterfly on leaf (Peru) Blue and black butterfly in rainforest of Borneo (Indonesia) Yellow-green butterfly; possibly Nessaea obrinus with wings closed (Peru) Possibly a Heliconius butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) Possibly a morpho butterfly (species unknown) (Peru) Violet; blue; and brown butterfly (Suriname) Unknown butterfly; lime green wings with beige to yellow border (Peru) Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly feeding on dung (Peru) Panacea prola butterfly; wings open (Peru) Adelpha iphiclus butterfly on pebbles (Peru) Lycorea halia butterfly (Peru) Butterfly on hand (Peru) Orange; yellow; and black butterfly (Suriname) Biblis hyperia butterfly sucking moisture from drying laundry (Peru) Brown butterfly on the forest floor White butterfly (Peru) Owl butterfly (Peru) rainforest butterflies: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6