can be found in tropical butterfly houses around the world.
PAPILIONIDAE
Graphium
antheus
Larger striped swallowtail
Africa
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(this individual has not quite finished pumping up its wings)
Larger striped swallowtail
Africa
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(this individual has not quite finished pumping up its wings)
Parides
arcas (eurimedes)
True cattleheart
Americas
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(note the pink, not white, flecks around the edge of the hindwing)
True cattleheart
Americas
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(note the pink, not white, flecks around the edge of the hindwing)
Parides
iphidamas
Iphidamas cattleheart
Americas
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(note the white, not pink, flecks around the edges of the wings)
Iphidamas cattleheart
Americas
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(note the white, not pink, flecks around the edges of the wings)
Pachliopta
aristolochiae
Common rose
India and South.East Asia
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(large - note red eyes and red on abomen, distinguishing this from Papilio species)
Common rose
India and South.East Asia
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(large - note red eyes and red on abomen, distinguishing this from Papilio species)
Atrophaneura
semperi
Batwing
South-East Asia
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(first two male, second two female)
Batwing
South-East Asia
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(first two male, second two female)
Papilio
dardanus
Mocker swallowtail
Africa
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(First four images female, last two males)
Mocker swallowtail
Africa
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(First four images female, last two males)
Papilio
lowi
Great yellow mormon
South-East Asia
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(the first two pictures show males, the next two females, and the last a mating pair)
Great yellow mormon
South-East Asia
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(the first two pictures show males, the next two females, and the last a mating pair)
Papilio polytes
Common
mormon
Asia
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(the first pictures shows a female and the others males, except the fifth, which shows both - males may be tailed or untailed)
Asia
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(the first pictures shows a female and the others males, except the fifth, which shows both - males may be tailed or untailed)
PIERIDAE
Catopsilia
scylla
Orange migrant
South-East Asia and Australasia
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(sadly, the only upperside picture I have taken was of a dead insect)
Orange migrant
South-East Asia and Australasia
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(sadly, the only upperside picture I have taken was of a dead insect)
LYCAENIDAE
NYMPHALIDAE
DANAINAE
Danaus
plexippus
Monarch
North America (+ Canaries, Azores, Mediterranean region and New Zealand)
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Monarch
North America (+ Canaries, Azores, Mediterranean region and New Zealand)
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Danaus
chrysippus
Amauris
ochlea
The novice
South and South-East Africa
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(In the second picture, the wings are a little crumpled)
South and South-East Africa
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(In the second picture, the wings are a little crumpled)
ITHOMIINAE
Tithorea
harmonia (note - this one could be mistaken for Heliconius ismenius,
below)
Harmonia tigerwing
Mexico to South America
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Harmonia tigerwing
Mexico to South America
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HELICONIINAE
Laparus
doris
Heliconius
ismenius
Ismenius tiger
Central and South America
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(subspecies ismenius)
(subspecies clarescens)
Ismenius tiger
Central and South America
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(subspecies ismenius)
(subspecies clarescens)
Heliconius
sara
Sara longwing
South America
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(the first image is subspecies theudela, the next two subspecies magdalena)
Sara longwing
South America
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(the first image is subspecies theudela, the next two subspecies magdalena)
Heliconius
sp.
Dryadula
phaetusa
AMATHUSIINAE
BRASSOLINAE
Caligo
atreus (there is a surprising deep blue sheen on the
upperside,
a little like a morpho)
Yellow-edged giant owl
South America
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Yellow-edged giant owl
South America
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MORPHINAE
Faunis
canens
Common faun
South and South-East Asia
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(when it flies, this species has a striking buff upperside)
Common faun
South and South-East Asia
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(when it flies, this species has a striking buff upperside)
NYMPHALINAE
Charaxes
protoclea azota
Flame-bordered Charaxes
Africa
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(First image male, second two female)
Flame-bordered Charaxes
Africa
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(First image male, second two female)
Hamadryas
laodamia
Starry night cracker
Mexico and South America
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(the first a female, the second two males)
Starry night cracker
Mexico and South America
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(the first a female, the second two males)
Junonia
almana
Peacock pansy
South Asia
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(The pictures show the wet season form. The dry season form has a much plainer underside, like a dead leaf)
Peacock pansy
South Asia
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(The pictures show the wet season form. The dry season form has a much plainer underside, like a dead leaf)
Archeoprepona
demophon
One-spotted prepona
Mexico, Central America, South America and West Indies
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One-spotted prepona
Mexico, Central America, South America and West Indies
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Archeoprepona amphimachus
White-spotted prepona
Central and South America
Prepona
laertes
Catonephele
numilia
Blue-frosted banner
Central and South America
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(first two pictures show males, the next three females)
Blue-frosted banner
Central and South America
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(first two pictures show males, the next three females)
Lexias
pardalis
Archduke
South and Sout-East Asia
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(the first three pictures are females, the last two males)
South and Sout-East Asia
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(the first three pictures are females, the last two males)
(The first three show
females, which mimic the plain tiger, Danaus chrysippus,
and the second
three males)
Hypna
clytemnestra
Jazzy leafwing
Mexico and South America
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(the tail has broken off in the second individual!)
Jazzy leafwing
Mexico and South America
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(the tail has broken off in the second individual!)
Vindula
dejone
Malay cruiser
South and South-East Asia
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The first four pictures show males, the last two a female. I previously had the males listed as V. arsinoe
Malay cruiser
South and South-East Asia
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The first four pictures show males, the last two a female. I previously had the males listed as V. arsinoe
Colobura
annulata
New beauty
Central and (northern) South America
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(note even width of line indicated by the arrow - distinguishing this species from the last)
New beauty
Central and (northern) South America
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(note even width of line indicated by the arrow - distinguishing this species from the last)
SATYRINAE
