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Below you will find a collection of photos from Colombia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. 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.


Environmental news for Colombia



Leaf cutter ants in Parque Tayrona



Butterfly



Red beetle



Yellow butterly



Purple, yellow, black, and white fly



Damselfly



Black and white butterfly



Light green skimmer (family Libellulidae, probably genus Erythemis) with alternating green and black abdominal segments, in Macedonia, an Amerindian craftsmen community



White and orange insect



Insect



Black, violet, and sky blue dragonfly



Lime green, turquoise, yellow, and orange grasshopper



Nest of stingless bees, family Apidae, tribe Meliponini



Stick insect



Red soldier ant



Red-pink dragonfly



Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp)



Large ant



Tiger Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius hecale)



Walking stick



Yellow and black tortoise beetle



Red beetle with a black head [Leaf Beetle, family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Hispinae]



Hamadryas butterfly



Wasp



Red leafhopper larvae/nymphs, orange daddy longlegs, and adult planthopper



Green leafhopper with orange spots on its head and a black patch on its back



Katydid



Blue Postman butterfly (Heliconius sp)



Blue and orange insect



Red soldier ant



Brown beetle



Leaf-footed bug nymph



Green grasshopper with black eyes



Longhorn beetle



Maroon grasshopper



Assassin bug eating an ant



Butterfly



Dark brown moth



Raspberry-colored dragonfly



Yellow and orange caterpillar



Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots (likely Haetera macleannania)



Termite nest



Red and black bug



Black, yellow, and neon orange insects



Insect



Clear-wing butterfly



Purple, yellow, black, and white fly



Green and beige walking stick



Black and yellow weevil



True bug



Black, violet, and sky blue dragonfly



Leafcutter ants



Leaf-footed bug



Orange and black weevil



Black, yellow, and neon orange insects



Bright green katydid



Yellow and black leafhopper



Dark brown moth



Furry white caterpillar



Assassin bug




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