The keepers at Butterfly Wonderland kept adding cut up fresh fruit to several bowls placed around the atrium area and that drew many butterflies trying to get a taste. Most of these butterflies are a species called Blue Morpho. That one in the center is showing off his blue inside the wings that are brown and spotted on the outside. The one to the right with the hints of green is called Pathenos Sylvia.
The guide they give you lists 36 different butterflies in it but of all the butterflies I photographed, only two were actually in that guide. I did a lot of searching on the internet to find the names of others (such as that Pathenos Sylvia above) and I'm still looking for some of them.
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What a sight! Simply amazing!
Just... WOW!
We have blue morpho butterflies in Costa Rica.
That is amazing! What fun!
Gosh that's a butterfly mishmash Sharon, you were lucky to identify two of them :) they are tres joli oui!
Pretty amazing pile of butterflies there.
Beautiful and interesting series, Sharon.
Wow - a bowl of butterflies! Great, Sharon.
A bowl full of magic!!!! amazing Sharon! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
Wonderful pictures of the Butterfly Wonderland and it's residents. We plan to visit soon.
I love the blue. Never have seen one like that before. What a congregation! Quite beautiful!
That is just amazing.
Wow, that's a real feeding frenzy!
A pretty incredible sight. the blue butterfly stands out in a crowd!
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