The Butterfly Collection
Butterflies and moths make up a large group of insects known as the Order Lepidoptera. The name derives from the Greek lepido, or scale, and ptera, or wings, and refers to the tiny scales that cover the wings and the rest of the body. Active during the day, butterflies live almost everywhere around the world, from Arctic tundra to tropical rain forests. Moths are active at night. There are more than 15,000 species of butterflies. Most butterflies usually live two to three weeks, but some can live longer.
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African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) |
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Atala Hairstreak (Eumaeus atala) |
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Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) |
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Banded Peacock (Papilio palinurus) |
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Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) |
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Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace) |
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Blue-banded Swallowtail (Papilio nireus) |
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Chinese Peacock (Papilio bianor) |
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Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) |
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Clouded Mother of Pearl (Salamis anacardii) |
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Cloudless Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) |
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Common Buckeye (Junonia [Precis] coenia) |
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Common Lacewing (Cethosia biblis) |
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Common Sergeant (Athyma perius) |
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Doris Longwing (Heliconius doris) |
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Flame-bordered Charaxes (Charaxes protoclea) |
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Ghost Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) |
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Giant Owl (Caligo memnon) |
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Golden Birdwing (Troides rhadamantus) |
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Golden Helicon (Heliconius hecale) |
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Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) |
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Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) |
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Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe) |
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Green-veined Charaxes (Charaxes candiope) |
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Grey Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) |
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Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia) |
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King Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome) |
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Large Cruiser (Vindula erota) |
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Large Striped Swordtail (Graphium antheus) |
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Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) |
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Magellan Birdwing (Troides magellanus) |
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Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) |
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Mexican Sister (Adelpha fessonia) |
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Mocker Swallowtail (Papilio dardanus) |
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
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Orange-Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) |
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Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) |
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Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) |
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Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) |
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Pearl Charaxes (Charaxes varanes) |
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Pink Rose (Pachliopta kotzebuea) |
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) |
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Rothschild Silkmoth (Rothschildia lebeau) |
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Sapho Longwing (Heliconius sapho) |
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Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara) |
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Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia) |
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Small Postman (Heliconius erato) |
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Snow Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
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Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) |
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Starry Night Cracker (Hamadryas laodamia) |
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Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) |
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Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) |
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Violet-spotted Charaxes (Charaxes violetta) |
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White-barred Charaxes (Charaxes brutus) |
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Whitened Bluewing (Myscelia cyaniris) |
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Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) |
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