Category Archives: Butterfly species

Butterflies – Forest Mort Blue – Caligo eurilochus

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Forest Mort Blue -  Caligo eurilochus Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) The Forest Mort Blue is a member of the Brassolidae tribe of butterflies and is one of several … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Banded Peacock – Papilio palinurus

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Banded Peacock – Papilio palinurus Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) This butterfly is one of the most attractive butterflies that is included in many of the exhibition packages.  A … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Leopard Lacewing – Cethosia cyane

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Leopard Lacewing – Cethosia cyane   A fairly common butterfly of India, southern Asia, Indo China and in this decade as far west as the Philippines. The above shot of the female was photographed at the Carleton University … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Small Postman – Heliconius erato

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Small Postman – Heliconius erato (perhaps subspecies petiverano) Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) A small butterfly, the Small Postmen is commonly found in Central America and South America and … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Compton Tortoiseshell – Nymphalis vaualbum

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Compton Tortoiseshell – Nymphalis vaualbum Photographed in the woods near the Bruce Pit in Nepean, Ontario very early int eh Spring 2008.

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Butterflies – Thoas Swallowtail – Papillio thoas

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Thoas Swallowtail – Papillio thoas Photographed at the Butterfly exhibit in the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2011.  The image above is the male and the image below is the female.

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Butterflies – Giant Swallowtail – Papilio cresphontes

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Giant Swallowtail – Papilio cresphontes   Photographed at Butterfly World in Florida in 2011. The Giant Swallowtail butterfly is the largest of the North American butterflies.  At about 12 cm, it is easy to spot in those areas … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Eastern Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes The above photograph of a Black Swallowtail butterfly was taken near Massena, NY on our way back from spending a few days in Lake Placid, New York, climbing Cascade Mountain and driving … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Brown Clipper – Parthenos sylvia philippensis

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Brown Clipper – Parthenos sylvia philippensis There are two common colour variations of the Clipper butterflies normally on display in Butterfly Exhibitions. The above specimen which was photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Silver-bordered Fritillary – Boloria selene

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Silver-bordered Fritillary – Boloria selene Photographed during a breeding bird survey at Alfred Bog near Alfred, Ontario in the Spring of 2006

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