Beautiful Colourfull Butterflies Photography
10 Photos.
Australia’s largest butterfly, the birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) blends into a green leaf. Female birdwings can have a wingspan of nearly 8 inches (20 centimeters).
A male blue morpho butterfly’s wings shine iridescently in this mounted specimen.
The Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) is one of only two indigenous butterfly species in Hawaii. Above is a close-up of a Kamehameha wing from an Oahu museum.
A decorated blue morpho butterfly (Morpho sp.) rests on a leaf. The blue morpho's entire life cycle lasts just 115 days.
A neglected eighty-eight butterfly (Diaethria neglecta) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusual common name.
The peacock pansy butterfly (Junionia almana) sports striking eyespots and purple patterns.
The pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor) has white-and-orange dots on the underside of its hindwing.
Colorful gerbera daisies highlight the rich coloration of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus).
A close-up of the wing of an unidentified butterfly found near Tully, Australia, evokes a rich tapestry.
The petals of a white flower set off the white stripes of this zebra-winged butterfly at a children’s zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Australia’s largest butterfly, the birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) blends into a green leaf. Female birdwings can have a wingspan of nearly 8 inches (20 centimeters).
A male blue morpho butterfly’s wings shine iridescently in this mounted specimen.
The Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) is one of only two indigenous butterfly species in Hawaii. Above is a close-up of a Kamehameha wing from an Oahu museum.
A decorated blue morpho butterfly (Morpho sp.) rests on a leaf. The blue morpho's entire life cycle lasts just 115 days.
A neglected eighty-eight butterfly (Diaethria neglecta) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusual common name.
The peacock pansy butterfly (Junionia almana) sports striking eyespots and purple patterns.
The pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor) has white-and-orange dots on the underside of its hindwing.
Colorful gerbera daisies highlight the rich coloration of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus).
A close-up of the wing of an unidentified butterfly found near Tully, Australia, evokes a rich tapestry.
The petals of a white flower set off the white stripes of this zebra-winged butterfly at a children’s zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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