Battus philenor - Pipevine Swallowtail, pupa. Tucson, Arizona, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths)

is one of the greatest lineages of insects, holding hundreds of thousands of species. Larvae are the planet's predominant herbivores. Adult Lepidopterans can be uniquely recognized by their two pairs of scale-covered wings.

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A Greta oto glass-winged butterfly uses its straw-like proboscis to drink nectar.

Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Belize

Morpho peleides, the common morpho, is perhaps the most widely-recognized insect in the Neotropics.

Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

Papilio glaucus - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeding from bergamot in an Illinois prairie.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Isabella's longwing Eueides isabella.

Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

Papilio glaucus - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Battus philenor - Pipevine Swallowtail, pupa.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

The owl butterfly Caligo uranus is named for its striking eyespots.

Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

Eggs of a Caligo owl butterfly.

Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Belize

Larva of a Caligo owl butterfly.

Misahuallí, Napo, Ecuador

Battus philenor - Pipevine Swallowtail, pupa.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Canon EOS 20D |

More details: exif |

Original size: 3504x2332 |

Current: 800x533 |

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Keywords: camouflage chrysalis papilionidae metamorphosis

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