The red-spotted purple is a beautiful forest butterfly that is also commonly seen in wooded suburban areas. I chose this butterfly because it is commonly seen in Missouri where I live and I think it is gorgeous.
Introducing the 'MacLeahy's Swallowtail '. Said to be named after the international entomologist, Alexander MacLeahy around the time of 1814. He immigrated to Australia and founded the MacLeahy Museum at the University of Sydney.
This butterfly is found high in the treetops on the east coast of Australia. The caterpillar grows to 4cm. The adult has a wingspan of 8cm (just over 3"). Unlike most butterflies, this one has green legs which is very unusual.
The MacLeahy Butterfly was featured on one of our 20 cent stamp issues in 1981.
I hope you enjoy the pics with a bit of info also. Cheers, Jen 😊
This is the first time posting pics...just learnt lol
This month I picked the Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) with its unusual owl like eye spot. They’re typically seen in the Amazon Rainforest where they blend in among the branches.
Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), nocturnal and fly only a few meters at a time. Their large "eyes" frighten off small would be preditors.
The Owl Butterfly feeds on rotten fruit as well as nectar plants
I hope you enjoy seeing this rather unusual butterfly.
The southern subspecies of the Precis octavia sesamus is found from the border region of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa and along the eastern side of South Africa,to Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya.
The southern subspecies (Precis octavia sesamus) has a summer form (natalensis) which is red with black markings, and a winter form (sesamus) which is blue with a line of red markings on the wings. The winter form is slightly larger than the summer form. In both forms the males and females are alike. ... this means at the moment we mainly see this form:
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The red-spotted purple is a beautiful forest butterfly that is also commonly seen in wooded suburban areas. I chose this butterfly because it is commonly seen in Missouri where I live and I think it is gorgeous.
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Thank you for the Beautiful Poem you posted on my profile page.. Has great Meaning... ( I still haven't figured out how to post things like that )
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Hugs ... Susan.
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Introducing the 'MacLeahy's Swallowtail '. Said to be named after the international entomologist, Alexander MacLeahy around the time of 1814. He immigrated to Australia and founded the MacLeahy Museum at the University of Sydney.
This butterfly is found high in the treetops on the east coast of Australia. The caterpillar grows to 4cm. The adult has a wingspan of 8cm (just over 3"). Unlike most butterflies, this one has green legs which is very unusual.
The MacLeahy Butterfly was featured on one of our 20 cent stamp issues in 1981.
I hope you enjoy the pics with a bit of info also. Cheers, Jen 😊
This is the first time posting pics...just learnt lol
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Nov.
This month I picked the Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) with its unusual owl like eye spot. They’re typically seen in the Amazon Rainforest where they blend in among the branches.
Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), nocturnal and fly only a few meters at a time. Their large "eyes" frighten off small would be preditors.
The Owl Butterfly feeds on rotten fruit as well as nectar plants
The southern subspecies (Precis octavia sesamus) has a summer form (natalensis) which is red with black markings, and a winter form (sesamus) which is blue with a line of red markings on the wings. The winter form is slightly larger than the summer form. In both forms the males and females are alike. ... this means at the moment we mainly see this form: