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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



Butterfly



Praying mantis



Green insect



Caterpillar with a light yellow stripe



Butterfly



Bright green katydid



Multicolored tortoise beetle



Tiger longwing



Leaf cutter ants entering their nest in Parque Tayrona



Black, violet, and sky blue dragonfly



Black weevils



Bright orange assassin bug larvae



Grasshopper



Red soldier ant



Orange and yellow Leaf Beetle, family Chrysomelidae, ON A LEAF IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON



Butterfly



Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug



Red soldier leaf-cutter ant



Yellow grasshopper



Orange, black, and white bug



Orange beetle



Black and red shield bug with yellow-tipped antennae



Clown leaf-footed bug



Light green katydid on a leaf



Fulgoridae family bug



Orange and red Pleasing Fungus Beetle, family Erotylidae



Butterfly



Fulgoridae family bug



Orange and black assassin bug



Blue-eyed green grasshopper



Caterpillar preparing to form a chrysallis



Orange butterfly



Green grasshopper with black and bright yellow stripes



Yellow and black shield bug



Caterpillar preparing to form a chrysallis



Yellow butterly



Pleasing fungus beetle (Erotylidae family) with a black and yellow zig zag pattern



Stick insect



Yellow and black leafhopper



True bug



Large ant



Fulgoridae family bug



Handicrafts at a tourist stop (Isla de los Micos) on the Amazon. Isla de los Micos was once run by Mike Tsalickis, an American entreprenuer who was busted for cocaine trafficking in 1989. The island was seized by the government but has now been turned over to a luxury resort developer. Located just minutes outside Leticia, it is a frequent stop for mass market Amazon tours running out of Colombia.



Bright orange assassin bugs



Butterfly



Red, black, brown, and white butterfly



White moth



Yellow and black leafhopper



Raspberry-colored dragonfly



Leafcutter ants



Butterfly



Katydid



Grasshopper



Walking stick



Bumble bee flying toward a yellow flower in the Amazon



Black Leaf Beetle (family Chrysomelidae) with orange fringe



Orange, metallic green, and black assassin bug



Two colorful grasshoppers in Colombia



Fulgoridae family bug



Tortoise beetles mating




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