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  • 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 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 lovely and regal grey and black Rock Pigeon  with white markings and irridecent purplle neck and bright orange eyes and feet standing on the step in a fountain facing the lacy shadow of an evergreen.
    Regal Rock Pigeion.tif
  • Oak Hiairstreak feasting on clover. The "W" on the underside of the hindwing is apparent as is the single blue hind-wing spot. The black and orange dashes are highlighted by white ones. The large orange markings stands out at the tip of the hindwings.
    Oak Hairstreak - Satyrium favonious ...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. 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
  • Common Indian Crow, clearly defined by a multi-colored green background, sits on a light green leaf showing off the white-dotted torso and the white markings on warm brown wings.
    Common Indian Crow - Euploea core - ...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
  • 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
  • Juvenal's Duskywing skipper full-wing spread sitting on a leaf of a green bush. Forewing markings, head and antennae are very clear.
    Juvenal's Duskywing.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Swallow-tailed couple kissing [touching beaks] with their beautiful breeding colors of grey and white markings enhanced by their red eye-rims and feet stand out against a background of dark lava rocks in Galapagos. Mating pairs frequently stay together from year to year.
    Swallow-tailed Gull Kissing.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
  • 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
  • Male and female Julia Longwings courting, with wings fully spread against a background of green leaves.
    Julia Longwing - Dryas julia - Cour...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 close up of the beautiful face of a young Thompson Gazelle in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro  National Parks
    Thompson-Gazelle-Portrait .jpg
  • A brightly colored male Cain Birdwing, Australia's largest butterfly, hangs on a leaf and is clearly defned against a multi-green background.
    Cairns Birdwing - Male Ventral.tif
  • Wildebeeste roaming the plains of Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania
    Wildebeeste-Prancing.jpg
  • Wildebeeste herd roaming the plains of Ndutu National Park, Tanzania
    Wildebeeste-On-the-Move.jpg
  • Mother, father and juvenile Swallow-tailed gulls nestled in the islands red, gold and green vegetation . A mating pair of Swallow-tail gulls frequently stay together from year to year. They feed their chick for about 90 days before it ventures to the sea.
    Swallow-tailed Gull Family 2.tif
  • One half of a perfect specimen of a very beautiful Atlas moth against a digitally produced black background designed to show off the moths' magnificent colors of  rust, blue, black, cream, gold, red-orang and melon; "furry" appearance; gossamer portals and diaphanous "eye" on the tips of its forewing.
    Atlas-Moth-Attacus-Caesar-Wing.tif
  • A male Tiger Swallowtail hanging on a pink Mimosa tree with the sun shinning through its wings and all against a bright blue sky.
    Swallowtal - Eastern Tiger - Male Do...tif
  • The beautiful underside of a just-emerged, Blue Clipper drying its fully spread wings as it siits on the window of the Butterfly Lab at the Durham Museum of Life and Science. A strong flyer, the Clipper butterfly has only four legs. Also known as the Phillipino Clipper.
    Clipper - Blue Parthenos sylvia lila...tif
  • Wildebeeste roaming the plains of Ndutu National Park, Tanzania
    Wildebeeste-Solo.jpg
  • Swallow-tailed standing on brown, lava rocks on an island in the Galapagos. Its breading collors, the gull's head is black and the eyes red-rimmed. It is lovely grey and white shadings and dark swallow-tail are lovely against a background in shades of gray. Swallow-tailed gulls are the world's only fully nocturnal gull and seabird. The species is endemic to the Galapbaogs Islands and prey on squid and small fish.
    Swallow-tailed Gull Solo 1.tif
  • A Malachite butterfly puched upside down on thin, green leaf clearly outlined against a pastel background.
    Malachite - Siproeta stelenes - Vent...tif
  • An Indian Leaf butterfly with probiscus fully extended dringking from a orange, nectar soaked sponge. In dorsal view, the camouflage as a dead leaf is totally apparent as is the bottom of the hindwing which is tapered like a leaf stalk.
    Indian Leaf - Kallima inachus.tif
  • A beautiful and very large moth, this Atlas moth is resting on a metal mesh screen    displaying his wonderful shades of browns with black and white banding and clear "windows" in his wings.
    Cesar Atlas Moth - Attacus cesar.tif
  • Two male Cain Birdwings, Australia's largest butterfly, hang on thin green leaves showing off their colors evident in a ventral view.
    Cairn Birdwing - Males Ventral.tif
  • Sun glows through beard of Wildebeeste roaming the plains of Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania
    Wildebeeste-Glowing-Beard.jpg
  • Wildebeeste mother and babe roaming the plains of Ndutu National Park, Tanzania
    Wildebeeste-Mother-and-Babe.jpg
  • Swallow-tailed gulls about to mate with the female looking up at her mate who is standing on her shouldesr with wings spread. The gulls are in full breading collors of black head and red-rimmed eyes. Mating pairs frequently stay together from year to year and feed their chick for about 90 days.
    Swallow-tailed Gull Loving.tif
  • Unique African Grass Owl couple, looking similar to the American Barn Owl, huddle together in the shelter of a bridge in Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania, Africa
    Grass-Owls-African-3.jpg
  • Mother, father and juvenile Swallow-tailed gulls. Junior, almost as big as its parents, is looking for food. A mating pair of Swallow-tail gulls  frequently stay together from year to year. They feed their chick for about 90 days before it ventures to the sea.
    Swallow-tailed Gull Family 1.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
  • 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 perfect specimen of this very beautiful Atlas moth raised in the Magic Wings Butterfly House in Deerfield, MA. Located high up on a wooden rafter, the moth had been  missed by many visitors until I began photographing it. With a simple wooden background, the moths' magnificent coloring; melon, feather-like antennae; "furry" appearance; gossamer portals and diaphanous "eyes" on the tips of its forewings are shown in all their glory. This image is available as a 10x20 upon request.
    Cesar Atlas Moth - Atticus cesar - D...tif
  • A female Tiger Swallowtail perched on and sipping from a pink Mimosa flower against a bright blue background.
    Swallowtail - Eastern Tiger - Male V...tif
  • A close up of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail sipping from a lavendar flower against a multi-green and lavendar background. This photo is available as a 20x40 upon request.
    Swallowtail - Eastern Tiger - Female...tif
  • A Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in full-wing spread, sipping from a lavendar flower in a North Carolna botanical garden.
    Swallowtail - Eastern Tiger - Female...tif
  • The left Ventral wing of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail agains a multi-colored background in a gardien in North Carolina.
    Swallowtail - Eastern Tiger - Female...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
  • 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
  • Polygonia Question Mark full-wing spread sitting on a pollen-spotted green leaf in the Roosevelt Park in Arlington, Virginia. The sun glissens on the butterfly and creates a very significant shadow.
    Polygonia Question Mark - Polygonia ...tif
  • A Numata Longwing sitting on a green leaf its bright orange wings with black and white markings and its striped body are highlighted by a multi-colored green background. The probiscus, body, eyes, antenae are prominent. The Numata Longwing is known for its mimicry and varies tremendously in coloring and markings.
    Numata Longwing - Heliconius numata ...tif
  • One of the most widespread breeders of the North American hummingbirds, this feisty little Rufous Hummingbird with its greenish gold crown and back is seen from its right side, wings spread above, tail feathers fanned showing rufous markings and head and peak in profile.
    Rufous Humming Bird in Flight 1.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
  • Beautiful Common Buckeye with wings spread showing the markings of this butterfly that is anything but common. It is sitting on a white flower surrounded by green leaves and orange flowers that match the bands on the Buckeye.
    Common Buckeye P.tif
  • A Cattleheart sitting on a green leaf with wings fully spread  showing off his beautiful markings, his probiscus curled and fuzzy body apparent.
    Cattleheart Trans-Andean Dorsal 5x7.tif
  • A Cattleheart calmly sitting on a green leaf with wings fully spread  showing off his beautiful markings, his probiscus curled and fuzzy body apparent.
    Cattleheart Trans-Andean Dorsal.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 male Grecian Shoemaker resting on a large green leaf showing off his flaming orange markings on his iridecent black wings.
    Shoemaker Grecian Male.tif
  • Close up of a dorsal view of a Postman clearly showing its head, eyes, red dots above the eyes, upper body and red markings against a dark green background.
    Postman - Heliconium Melpomene - Dor...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
  • Close up of a Blue Jay sitting on a feeder showing the Jay's coloring, markings and wing feather layers. Blurred green background.
    Blue Jay.tif
  • A stunning Brown Clipper sits on a green and white leaf showing off its brown and gold wing, white markings and gold-tipped antennae.
    Clipper Brown R Dorsal 11x14.tif
  • 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
  • A Blue Morpho rests upon green leaves with one upper wing slightly tucked under one of the leaves. The beautiful blue color and markings of this butterfly are clear as is the body, head and antennae.
    Blue Morpho - Morph peleides - Dorsa...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
  • Beautiful Common Buckeye sipping from a white flower showing the markings of this butterfly that are anything but common. It is against a background of white flowers and green leaves.
    Common Buckeye - Junionia coenia 2.tif
  • A female of Australia's largest butterfly, the Cairn Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion), sitting on a green leaf facing the vewer. Red and yellow body markings are clear as is the butterfy's face, probiscus, legs and antenae.
    Cairns Birdwing Female - Ventrall.tif
  • Oak Hiairstreak feasting on clover. The "W" on the underside of the hindwing is apparent as is the single blue hind-wing spot. The black and orange dashes are highlighted by white ones. The large orange markings stands out at the tip of the hindwings.
    Oak Hairstreak - Satyrium favonius 1.tif
  • A Sapho Longwing perched on a green leaf with the white bands on its dark brown wings highlighted by bright red markings near its body.
    Sapho - Heliconius sapho - Ventral.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 Blue Morpho rests upon green leaves with one upper wing tucked under one of the leaves. The beautiful blue color and markings of this butterfly are clear as is the head and antennae.
    Blue Morpho - Morpho peleides - Dors...tif
  • Female Grecian Shoemaker full-winged sitting on a green leaf showing white banding and red markings.
    Shoemaker Grecian Female - Cantoneph...tif
  • A close up of a Great Mormon Swallowtail showing its colorful markings, yellow body, head and projected probiscus against water-spotted leaves.
    Swallowtail - Great Mormon - Dorsal.tif
  • A Blue Clipper butterfly - dorsal view - with color and markings showing against a bright red flower and a multi-shaded green background.
    Clipper - Blue Dorsal.tif
  • A close up dorsal view of a  Blue Clipper butterfly with color and markings showing against a bright red flower and a multi-shaded green background.
    Clipper - Blue Dorsal Close.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
  • 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
  • Beautiful Common Buckeye with wings spread showing the markings of this butterfly that is anything but common. It is sitting on a white flower surrounded by green leaves and orange flowers that match the bands on the Buckeye.
    Common Buckeye - Junonia Coenia - Do...tif
  • Two Postman, one full dorsal and the other in flight, around dark green leaves, their bright red markings standing out against the dark green and black background.
    Postman [2] - Heliconium melpmene - ...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
  • A tan Mourning Dove with some gray markings and very distict black dots on wing feathers standing in green grass.
    Mourning Dove.tif
  • A Sapho Longwing, sitting on a light green leaf in full Dorsal view, showing off its bright blue and white markings
    Sapho Longwing - Helconius sapho - D...tif
  • A Postman clearly showing why it is also called Piano Key with its bright yellow key-like markings along the bottom edge of its black wings.
    Postman [Piano Key] - Heliconius mel...tif
  • A Blue Morpho feeding upon a banana. The rich tones of its underwing colorng and markings apparent.
    Blue Morpho - Morpho pleides - Ventr...tif
  • A female Cairn Birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion), Australia's largest butterfly, spreads her brown wings showing off her white and gold markings with her red-ringed head, eyes and antenae in clear view.
    Cairns Birdwing - Female Dorsal.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
  • The beautific face of a Vshnu Holy Man in Varanasi by the Ganges River. The Holy Man wears the tilaka marks of a religious man, a graying beard and dreadlocks and the traditional orange robe. He has the most smile and knowing-eyes.
    Vishnu Holy Man.tif
  • A gorgeous, beautifully marked, multi-colored Danaid Mimic Eggfly sipping from a purple flower stands out against soft green leaves.
    Eggfly - Danaid Mimic Ventral.tif
  • Two of Australia's largest butterfly, the Cairn Birdwings (Ornithoptera euphorion), are fluttering around a green fern showing of their irridescent green marking on their black wings.
    Cairns Birdwing - 2 Males Dorsal.tif
  • Jaguar in the wild sitting on haunches looking straight at the viewer with intensity. Photo taken in the Pantanal area of Brazil where personnel from Southwild Jaguar Camp record and track the jaguars through photographic means. They named this jaguar Butterfly because of the butterfly-shaped marking above her eyes.
    Jaguar Butterfly 1.tif
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