Butterfly Gallery 1

The species present in Butterflies! changes all the time, but these are some of them.

Scarce Bamboo Page Butterfly, Photo by Niki Taylor
no accepted common name
Philaethria diatonica
Nymphalidae
Malay Lacewing Butterfly, photo by Niki Taylor
no accepted common name
Cethosia cyane
Nymphalidae
Great Morman Butterfly,, Photo by Niki Taylor
Great Mormon (male)
Papilio memnon
Papilionidae
Atlas Moth, photo by Niki Taylor
Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
Saturniidae
Clipper Butterfly, photo by Niki Taylor
Clipper
Parthenos sylvia
Nymphalidae
Chocolate Pansy Butterfly, photo by Niki Taylor
Chocolate Pansy
Precis iphita
Nymphalidae
Banded Orange Butterfly, Photo by Niki Taylor
Banded Longwing
Dryadula phaetusa
Nymphalidae
Owl Butterfly, Photo by Colin Purrington
no accepted common name
Caligo sp.
Nymphalidae
Common Birdwing Butterfly, Photo by Niki Taylor
no accepted common name
Troides sp.
Papilionidae
Indian Deadleaf Butterfly, Photo by Colin Purrington
no accepted common name
Kalima limborgii (closed)
Nymphalidae
Indian Deadleaf butterfly, Photo by Niki Taylor
no accepted common name
Kalima limborgii (open)
Nymphalidae
Paper Kite Butterfly, Photo by Colin Purrington
no accepted common name
Idea sp.
Nymphalidae
Blue Morpho Butterfly, photo by Natalie Coleman
Morpho
Morpho helenor
Nymphalidae
Crusier Butterfly, Photo by Niki Taylor
no accepted common name
Vindula sp. (male)
Nymphalidae
Crusier Butterfly, photo by Natalie Coleman
no accepted common name
Vindula sp. (female)
Nymphalidae

Photos courtesy of Natalie Coleman, Colin Purrington, and Niki Taylor.

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