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07/01/2021

Western Blue Beauty!

23/12/2020

This Teinpalpus aureus butterfly is very rare.

13/12/2020

Amber phantom btterfly

10/12/2020

Chrysiridia rhipheus

08/12/2020

The blue Morpho butterfly in Costa Rica!

07/12/2020

The common blue is the most widespread of the UK's blue butterflies.

06/12/2020

Rice paper butterfly

02/12/2020

The transparent wings of the glass-wing butterfly feature sub-wavelength nano structure.

15/11/2020

schmetterling tattoo symbol für veränderung...

21/10/2020

There are about 24,000 species of butterflies and 140,000 species of moths all around the world

19/10/2020

Swallowtail caterpillars, when disturbed, rear back and evert an osmeterium, a stinky, orange, forked gland that deters predators.

15/10/2020

Butterfly Fact #8

Antarctica is the only continent on the planet that has no butterflies.

13/10/2020

Skippers are considered an intermediate form between butterflies and moths and take fast, darting flights

11/10/2020

Butterfly Fact #7

The wings of butterflies move in a figure 8 motion.

06/10/2020

The Green-Veined White butterfly prefers damp areas with lush vegetation, where its foodplant is found.

01/10/2020

Butterfly Fact #6

Butterflies are nearsighted and can see anything within 10-12 feet of them clearly. Anything beyond that distance gets blurry.

29/09/2020

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
🐛Buckminster Fuller🦋

27/09/2020

The Gatekeeper butterfly, also known as the Hedge Brown, spends much of its time basking with open wings.

23/09/2020

Butterfly fact #5

Butterflies drink from mud puddles to obtain minerals and salts.

21/09/2020

The territorial male Small Coppers often choose a piece of bare ground or a stone on which to bask while awaiting passing females

17/09/2020

Butterfly fact #4

Most species of butterflies only live for about a few weeks

15/09/2020

The Red Admiral easily camouflages on the ground or on tree trunks and is almost invisible then.

13/09/2020

Learn about one of the most beautiful butterfly species in existence: The Blue Morpho Butterfly


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hharKrtRFkk

Out of all the butterfly species that we display throughout the season, the blue morpho is the favorite of our guests. Watch this video to learn about their ...

10/09/2020

The ultimate goal is to be as free as a butterfly. To fly to your heart's content.

08/09/2020

Butterfly fact #3

Butterflies Can't Fly If They're Cold. (They're cold-blooded and can't regulate their own body temperatures)

06/09/2020

The Golden Kaiser-i-Hind is considered an endangered species, and is quite threatened by wildlife trade despite having law protection.

02/09/2020

Butterfly Fact #2

Butterflies taste with their feet, having taste receptors on their feet to help them find their host plants and locate food

31/08/2020

The Banded Peacock, found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and parts of South Asia, is known as quite the fast flyer

25/08/2020

Butterfly Fact #1

Butterflies live on an all-liquid Diet

23/08/2020

The Macedonian Grayling, one of the rarest butterfly species in existence, is listed in the recent IUCN Red List of European butterflies as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED