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Butterflies photographed in Costa Rica and nearby
Xandari is like any place in Costa Rica, there are lots of bugs, but I don’t think as many here as some deeper forests I’ve been in. And this is butterfly season! Here’s a little slide show of 6 butterflies and 2 other insects photographed at Xandari Nature Resort. Enjoy!
¡Pura Vida!
See my Trip Photo Gallery: 2018 Xandari Resort
Xandari costa rica (their website)
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| Banded Peacock Butterfly My Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Banded Peacock Butterfly My Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Polydamas Swallowtail My Home Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Polydamas Swallowtail My Home Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| West Indian Buckeye Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| One of the Sphinx Moths maybe – specific variety not found La Coope Supermercado Auto Repair Shop Atenas, Costa Rica |
During my first year or so here I was finding new butterflies or moths nearly every week but have not in months if not a year or longer recently. On the last two trips I saw several Banded Peacocks which are kind of common butterflies to me now and nothing else that would land. Both Arenal and Corcovado had several fast-flying butterflies that never landed or slowed down for a photo. That included several Blue Morphos at Corcovado. But this is my first photo in a good while and I cannot positively identify it. If you know, please leave a comment! Or email me. Cell phone shot.
And see my similar photos in gallery Butterflies & Moths.
¡Pura Vida!
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| Our guide told us a lot about plants as well as animals. I’ll do a separate post about plants & flowers in the forest. The 2 young men behind the guide are from Chicago. 3 of us on hike. Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Parsa or Synchlora gerularia Moth I’ll research more when I get home. Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect, a little beetle Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect, a little beetle Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Stink Bug Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Caterpillar Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Caterpillar Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Butterfly Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Glasswing Butterfly Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Red-tailed Dragonfly Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Walking Stick Insect Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Paw Print of Ocelot At least our guide thought so. See three toe prints right of beige leaf. Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
And the next morning this guy was in hotel garden – he fits with day hike varmits:
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| Hooded Mantis Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Resort & Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Hooded Mantis Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Resort & Nature Reserve San Ramon, Costa Rica |
We saw a lot more stuff and he told us about plants used for medicines, not only by natives, but also by modern pharmaceutical companies. Interesting but I will never remember most of that! 🙂
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| Heliconius Hecale Zuleika My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
This is not a new species, but It seems like I haven’t been photographing as many butterflies this year, so wanting to include one. I got a better shot of this Heliconius in August. Butterflies are fun!
Happiness is a butterfly . . .~Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| White Angled Sulphur Butterfly In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| White Angled Sulphur Butterfly In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
This was difficult to identify. I photographed one in 2015 and was a little unsure then, but with my new Mexico butterfly book I am certain now and confirmed it on the internet. Different! 🙂
See my Butterflies Photo Gallery.
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| I was walking up the hill to 214 to get my dinner from Chef Dan, At this driveway entrance (101) a German family was photographing something! I stopped and saw a cobweb stretched over the red plants. I pulled out my cellphone and opened the camera. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| A butterfly had flown into a Golden Orb Spider Web and was already being eaten by the Golden Orb Spider. “The law of the jungle!” or “The food chain!” Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Another Golden Orb Spider waited nearby. Will he eat the leftovers? Or do they share? Atenas, Costa Rica |
Doesn’t this remind you of the giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest of the Harry Potter books? 🙂
Related photo galleries:
This was yesterday afternoon’s experience. This morning yielded another photo op which I am saving for tomorrow’s post. Never a dull moment in the Costa Rica Rainforests! ¡Pura Vida! 🙂
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| Heliconius Hecale Zuleika My home garden in Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| ¡Pura Vida! Costa Rica Flag Butterfly Art Not a real butterfly! |