Category Archives: Butterfly species

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 7

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibition 2012 – Day 7 Although there have been a few moments when the weather has appeared to be  a bit threatening, and a few moments of apprehension when umbrellas  had to be unfurled, the weather has … Continue reading

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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012 – starts Saturday

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012 This is a repost of the original August 29th, 2012 posting. I am hoping to get to the exhibit a few times in the next week. Will be adding links to any additional uploaded images … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Silver-spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus

Butterflies – Silver-spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus

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Butterflies – Viceroy – Limenitis archippus

Butterflies – Viceroy – Limenitis archippus  

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Butterflies – Owl – Caligo memnon

Butterflies – Owl – Caligo memnon Photographed at Butterfly World in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2011 The Owl Butterfly is  a large butterfly (10 – 15 cm) that is commonly on display in butterfly exhibits. The adults feed on fruit … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Common Green Birdwing – Ornithoptera priamus

Butterflies – Common Green Birdwing – Ornithoptera priamus Photographed at Butterfly World in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2011. The Birdwing has many subspecies identified since it is a native of Indonesia and North east Asia where many islands have provided … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Orange Dead Leaf – Kalima inachus

Butterflies – Orange Dead Leaf – Kalima inachus   Photographed at the Butterfly exhibit in the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2011. The Leaf Butterflies or Dead Leaf Butterflies, as they are also called, are brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) occur … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Tiger Longwing – Heliconius ismenius

Butterflies – Tiger Longwing – Heliconius ismenius Photographed at the Butterfly exhibit in the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2011. The Tiger Longwing, also referred to as the Ismenius Longwing and various other similar combinations of the two is … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Cydno Longwing – Heliconius cydno

Butterflies – Cydno Longwing – Heliconius cydno Photographed at the Butterfly exhibit in the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2011. The Cydno Longwing occurs naturally in Central America south to the northern reaches of Venezuela and along the west … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Monarch Butterfly – Danaus plexippus

Butterflies – Monarch Butterfly – Danaus plexippus The above image of a Male Monarch butterfly was taken at the Butterfly site of the Adirondack Park Interpretive Center.

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