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  • A close up Dorsal of the Cream-strped Owl resting on a turquoise mesh curtain in a Butterfly Garden in Costa Rica. The butterfly's multi-segmented eye, antennae and blue, cream and brown markings stand out against the background and the blue "owl eye" shows beautifully.
    Owl - Cream-striped - Caligo teucer ...tif
  • A close up Dorsal of the Cream-strped Owl standing amongst leaf-looking cocoons waiting to dry in a Butterfly Garden in Costa Rica. The butterfly's multi-segmented eye, antennae and blue, cream and brown markings are clear on this newly hatched Owl.
    Owl - Cream-striped - Caligo teucer ...tif
  • Malachite butterfly full-wing spread showing off its beautiful brilliang green markings. It is sting on a fruit wedged between the trunks of a white-barked tree in a buttefly garden in Costa Rica.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes 1.tif
  • Malachite butterfly full-wing spread showing off its beautiful brilliang green markings. It is sting on a fruit wedged between the trunks of a white-barked tree in a buttefly garden in Costa Rica.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes 1.tif
  • A beautifully marked Aglarua Olivewing, also named Green Back, sitting on blue cloth surface. The ventral markings and head stand out and there is a partial view of the brown and blue forewing.
    Aglaura Olivewing - Nessaea aglaura ...tif
  • A close up Dorsal of Cream-striped Owls mating. The butterflys' multi-segmented eye, antennae and blue, cream and brown markings stand out against the digitally blurred background.
    Owl - Cream-striped - Mating.tif
  • A felmale Euproctis similis with pure white wings with fluffy white "hairs" sticking out from her head and the yellow tip of her abdomen showing under the closed wings stands out agains the bright red cockscombe on which she is sitting.
    Goldtail Moth - Euproctis similis.tif
  • A female Grecian Shoemaker sips from a fruit in beautiful profile with dark crescent-markings on black tipped wing. Antennae, eye and probiscus clearly defined against a blue-green and white background.
    Shoemaker - Grecian - Female Ventral.tif
  • A beautiful little butterfly, with a wing span of about two inches, the Dog-faced Metalmark has a broad white bar running across its brown wings that are highlighted by reddish spots on the forewings and a orange band on the hindwings. The hind wing is slightely tailed making it look like it is the head. Also called Banner Metalmark.
    Dog-faced Metalmark - Thisbe lycoria...tif
  • Full Dorsal view of a Tiger Leafwing in flight towards hanging vines against a multi-green/blue background.
    Tiger Leafwing - Consul fabius cecro...tif
  • Rarely photographed, this white moth with wings fringed in rust and irridencent gold, bead-like bars sits on a beige tile floor with its wings spread and rust colored antena apparent and shadowed. Markings on white wings are dotted with rust enhancing the scalloped edge of the moth. It took hours of searching to identify. It has no common name.
    Leuciris beneciliata, Proust 1910.tif
  • A beautiful little butterfly, with a wing span of about two inches, the Dog-faced Metalmark has a broad white bar running across its brown wings that are highlighted by reddish spots on the forewings and a orange band on the hindwings. The hind wing is slightely tailed making it look like it is the head. Also called Banner Metalmark.
    Dog-faced Metalmark - Thisbe lycoria...tif
  • A Blue Wave, know by a variety of names (see Keywords), is resting on a weathered wooden walkway with its wings spread showing of its sapphire blue stripes and white banding.
    Blue Wave - Myscelia cyaniris 2.tif
  • A Blue Wave, know by a variety of names (see Keywords), is resting on a weathered wooden walkway with its wings spread showing of its sapphire blue stripes and white banding.
    Blue Wave - Myscelia cyaniris 1.tif
  • Red Cracker Butterfly sitting on the shoulder of a man wearing a light blue t-shirt. The butterfly is full-winged and red coloring, markings and bands are very distinct.
    Cracker - Red - Dorsal 1.tif
  • Female Grecian Shoemaker full-winged sitting on a green leaf showing white banding and red markings.
    Shoemaker Grecian Female - Cantoneph...tif
  • Red Cracker butterfly sitting full-wing spred on a light-barked tree with garden in the background. Banding and markings very distictive, red bands very light.
    Red Cracker - Hamadryas amphinome 2.tif
  • A beautiful little butterfly, with a wing span of about two inches, the Dog-faced Metalmark has a broad white bar running across its brown wings that are highlighted by reddish spots on the forewings and a orange band on the hindwings. The hind wing is slightely tailed making it look like it is the head. Also called Banner Metalmark.
    Dog-faced Metalmsrk - Thisbe lycoria...tif
  • Malachite butterfly perched on a green leaf with its wings spread, ready to take flight, against a multi-green background.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes - Open...tif
  • Malachite butterfly sits on a vine with its full-wing spread showing off its beautiful brilliant yellow-green markings agains a mult-green background.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes - Dors...tif
  • A Grecian Shoemaker stands on a battered leaf in beautiful profile with dark red wing tips, antennae projected forward and eye and probiscus clearly defined against a green and white background.
    Shoemaker - Grecian - Male Ventral.tif
  • A beautifully marked Aglarua Olivewing, also named Green Back, sitting on blue cloth surface. With the wings parially spread, the ventral markings on the forewng are more apparent and there is a partial dorsal view of the blue banding on the forewing.
    Aglaura Olivewing - Nessaea aglaura .tif
  • Male Orange-banded shoemaker sitting on a grey log with his wing-spread showing off the orange band on his velvel black wings. The sun shining on his wings makes the band look like it is fire and his shadow is very distictive.
    Shoemaker - Orange-banded - Male.tif
  • Red Cracker butterfly sitting full-wing spred on a light-barked tree with garden in the background. Banding and markings very distinctive, red bands very light.
    Cracker - Red Dorsal 2.tif
  • A beautiful Black Witch with swirl-patterns in shades of brown and lacy cream banding across its wings resting high up in a redwook portico in Costa Rica.
    Black Witch - Ascalapha odorata - Do...tif
  • A Ruby-patched Swallowtail perched on a leaf in a garden in Costa Rica. The bright red patched on the wings and the red-spots on the body make this a very eyecatching butterfly.
    Ruby-patched Swallowtail - Papilio i...tif
  • A Banded Peacock or Fatima sipping from bright red flower in a garden planted in Costa Rica just to attract butterflies. The red markings on the butterfly match the color of the flower.
    Banded Peakock - Anartia fatima - Do...tif
  • A Banded Peacock or Fatima sipping from one flower in a garden full of red flowers planted in Costa Rica just to attract butterflies..
    Peacock - Banded Ventral.tif
  • A small, creamy-white moth with its shadow standing out on a green leaf in Costa Rica. I think this is a moth, although the stance is skipper-like, except the head is tucked like a moth. I have searched extensively, but been unable to identify it. Identification would be appreciated.
    Unidentified Creamy-White Moth.tif
  • A dark brown Falcate Skipper with its white bands clearly apparent with wings partially spread on a bright magenta flower on a long green stalk. The skipper's head is partially hidden by a flower.
    Falcate Skipper - Spathilepia cloniu...tif
  • A single beautiful Blue Morpho caterpillar with its bronze, gold, brown tapestry design standing out agains the a shaded green leaf and a dark-rose tone background.
    Caterpillar - Blue Morpho 1.tif
  • A Giant Illoneus Owl with tattered hingwings hanging from a green leaf against a multi-green and red background. The lower edge of the forewings and the hindwngs glow irridecent blue.
    Owl - Illioneus Giant - Caligo Illio...tif
  • Postman resting on a dark green hanger with a dark green background showing off its double yellow bands and red markings.
    Postman - Heliconium Melpomene - Dor...tif
  • A male Grecian Shoemaker resting on a large green leaf showing off his flaming orange markings on his iridecent black wings.
    Shoemaker Grecian Male.tif
  • A Green Flasher sipping from a purple flower on a stalk of same. The flasher's metallic green body shows well with its tan wings closed.
    Green Flasher - Astraptes talus - Do...tif
  • A Pink Cattleheart is purched on a red flower against a light green background with touches of yellow. The butterfly is sipping from the flower with probiscus, antennae and long legs clearly apparent - as are the red markings on the body and wngs.
    Pink Cattleheart - Parides iphidamu...tif
  • The beautiful gold coloring of this Julia Longwing stands out agains the multi-shade green background as it hangs on a brigh-red flower in a three-quarter vetnral position. Notice the berry dropping from the flower.
    Julia Longwing - Dryas julia - Ventr...tif
  • A Doris Longwing perched at the top of a bright red flower with suspended rain drops against a multi-colored green background. The ventral view shows the beauty and grace of this butterfly.
    Doris Longiwing Heliconius Doris - ...tif
  • A light green Blue Morpho chrysalis hangs from a little darker shade leaf. You can see how difficult this might be to see amongst the leaves of a bush. This image is for identification purpose only - not for print.
    Chrysalis - Blue Morpho.tif
  • A White-stripped Longtail Skipper (top) and a Three-spotted Skipper sip from a bright fusha flower growing on a vine-like stem against a multi-shaded green background.
    White-stripped Longtail - Three-spot...tif
  • A one-spotted prepona sitting on a log displaying its left bluish eye and red probiscus and beautiful beige and brown underwing markings. A neotropical butterfly having a tan ventral appearance in total contrast to its black and blue dorsal one.
    One-spotted prepona - Archaeoprepona...tif
  • A Doris Longwing perched at the top of a bright red flower with suspended rain drops against a multi-colored green background. The ventral view shows the beauty and grace of this butterfly.
    Doris Longiwing Heliconius doris - ...tif
  • The beautiful gold coloring of this Julia Longwing stands out agains the multi-shade green background as it hangs on a brigh-red flower in a three-quarter vetnral position. Notice the berry dropping from the flower.
    Julia Longwing - Dryas julia - Ventr...tif
  • Three beautiful Blue Morpho caterpillars with their bronze, gold, brown and white bodies standing out agains the white and mint-colored tree trunk and a light blue background.
    Caterpillar - Blue Morpho 3.tif
  • Settled agans a bright white wall, this large unidentified moth's colors in shades of rust, brown and purple irridescence was hard to miss. The rust banding and the zig-zag pattern of the hingwings markings adds to the beauty of the moth. Identfication would be appreciated.
    Unidentified Reddish-brown Large Mot...tif
  • Three Owl butterfly caterpillars with their "v-shaped" spikey heads and furry boddies with protuding black spikes are well camoflaged amongst leaves of browns, golds and greens.
    Caterpillar - Owl Butterfly 3.tif
  • A dark brown skipper with white bands clearly apparent with wings partially spread on a bright magenta flower on a long green stalk.
    Falcate Skipper - Spathilepia cloniu...tif
  • A close up of a Zebra Mosaic rests on a tree with it's head down and false-head up. Its probiscus is fully extended touching the tree trunk.
    Zebra Mosaic - Colobura dirce - Dors...tif
  • Mexican Silverspot sits on a red flower against a mult-green background.
    Mexican Silverspot - Dione moneta - ...tif
  • Julia Longwing wth dark wing markings is sipping from a brigh red flower with wings fully spread, head, probiscus and antennae stand out agains flower and multi-shaded green background.
    Julie Longwing - Dryas julia - Dorsa...tif
  • A brown skipper with white bands clearly apparent with wings partially spread on a bright magenta flower on a long green stalk. The skipper's head is partially hidden by a flower.
    Autochton - Autochton cellus.tif
  • A Green Flasher sipping from a purple flower on a stalk of same. The flasher's metallic green body shows well with its tan wings closed.
    Green Flasher - Astraptes talus - Do...tif
  • A Doris Longwing sips from a red flower with suspended rain drops agains a multi-colored blurred background.
    Doris Longwing - Heliconius doris - ...tif
  • A lovely White Peacock with full wings spread purches on a bright red flower showing off its markings against a garden background.
    Peacock - White - Dorsal.tif
  • Male and female Julia Longwings courting, with wings fully spread against a background of green leaves.
    Julia Longwing - Dryas julia - Cour...tif
  • A Malachite butterfly puched upside down on thin, green leaf clearly outlined against a pastel background.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes - Vent...tif
  • Close up of Malachite butterfly perched on the edge of a glass sipping from the nectar-soaked sponge in the glass. The yellow-green markings on the butterfly match the multi-colored background.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes - Vent...tif
  • A very small, unidentified moth with brown striped or bands on a cream background that was sitting on the edge of a fountain n Costa Rica. Photograph added for catalogue purposes only. Not for print.
    Unidentified Cream with brown stripe...tif
  • Humming Bird Costa Rica 5x7 7034.tif
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