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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 ...
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The species is also highly prized by collectors, and because of its rarity, this butterfly fetches a very high price on the black market, reportedly US$8,500-10,000 in the United States in 2007. [10] In 2001, renowned Canadian researcher Gilles Deslisle was fined CA$50,000 for illegally importing six specimens of Queen Alexandra's birdwings. [ 11 ]
This spectacular moth is considered one of the most impressive and beautiful Lepidoptera, [10] rivalling almost any of the butterflies in brilliance of colouring and form. [21] It is featured in most coffee table books on the Lepidoptera, [ 11 ] and is much sought after by collectors. [ 12 ]
The butterfly was sometimes depicted with the maw of a jaguar, and some species were considered to be the reincarnations of the souls of dead warriors. The close association of butterflies with fire and warfare persisted into the Aztec civilisation; evidence of similar jaguar-butterfly images has been found among the Zapotec and Maya civilisations.
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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 ...