The Bay checkerspot is a butterfly endemic to the San Francisco Bay region of the U.S. state of California. It is a federally threatened species. Since the 1980s the population of checkerspotshas been in serious decline. While the larvae are dependent on the host plants, mostly the dwarf plantain, for sustenance the adult butterflies live…
The blue morpho butterfly is found in central and south America, along with Mexico and Venezuela. Their wings are bright, iridescent blue with a black edge while the ventral surfaces are brown. The iridescent wings are an area of interest because of the unique microstructure that allows such vibrancy. The ground and cover scales have…
The blue swallowtail butterflies also known as pipevine swallowtails are found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. The butterfly can be frequently found in warmer and more temperate environments.You can easily spot these in…
The common clubtail butterfly is found from the Nicobar Islands and Assam in India, east to Hainan in China, and south through Indochina, to Java and other islands of Indonesia. The distinctive black and yellow/orange/red (depending on subspecies) markings and slow flight indicate that it is a protected butterfly being inedible due to sequestration of…
The cyanea butterfly found in the Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. There is a pale blue to white patch on the hindwing. Females are white with a broad black border and a row of blue edged black spots. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology,…
Claudina Agriasis found from Venezuela and Guyana to Bolivia.It is found in primary and secondary rainforest at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters. Adults feed on decomposing fruit and rotting fish. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed…
The leopard lacewing butterfly is found from India to southern China and Indochina. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
The black-veined white butterfly is a large butterfly. It survives in much of Europe but it has been extinct in Great Britain since about 1925. It was a favourite of Sir Winston Churchill who tried to reintroduce the beautiful species to Southern England where it used to thrive in earlier times. He released colonies of…
Agrias narcissus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.It is found in South America. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
Papilionobilis, the noble swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Africa. The larvae feed onUgandan greenheart, species of evergreen tree native to Africa. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures…
Colotis auxo, commonly known as the yellow orange tip or sulphur orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa and is named after the Keiskamma River. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The adults fly year-round. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology,…
Red & Blue Prepona is found in South and Central America. The underside wings are patterned. They have a robust appearance allowing fast flight. They are found in both lowland and montane tropical wet forests. Randy JonesHaving discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know…