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Media in category "Images of butterflies and moths" This category contains only the following file. Plate II Kallima butterfly from Animal Coloration by Frank Evers Beddard 1892.jpg 1,695 × 2,722; 1.77 MB
The butterfly isn't just an elegant emblem in Ree's world. In Greek mythology, psyche (which means "soul" or "butterfly") is often depicted with butterfly wings. Butterflies are thus connected to ...
Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their ...
The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. Kaiser-e-Hind, Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843
This neotropical butterfly is found in Central and South America, including the Cerrado which is a vast tropical savanna in Brazil. [5] Other locations include Mexico [2] and Venezuela. [6] Ancestors of the Morpho menelaus butterfly may have been distributed in the Andean regions. [4] Morpho menelaus is one of the six species of Morpho in Costa ...
Troides helena, the common birdwing, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is often found in the wildlife trade due to its popularity with butterfly collectors. The butterfly has seventeen subspecies. [2] Troides helena cerberus. Video clip
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The Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) is one of the two species of butterfly endemic to Hawaii, the other is Udara blackburni. [1] The Hawaiian name is pulelehua.This is today a catch-all native term for all butterflies; its origin seems to be pulelo "to float" or "to undulate in the air" + lehua, "reddish", or "rainbow colored", probably due to the predominant color of the Metrosideros ...