With birds relatively scarce these days it is fun hunting for butterflies. Here is this one - male of the species of nymphalid butterfly. .
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
As if fashioned from liquid gold, a nearly mature Nymphalid butterfly chrysalis (Euploea sp.) hangs from the underside of a ginger leaf. Highland Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
Great Nawab Butterfly Caterpillar (Charaxes (Polyura) eudamippus, Charaxinae, Nymphalidae) The larvae of the butterflies of the Nymphalid subfamily Charaxinae are blessed with impressive head ornamentation appropriately earning them the title of dragonhead caterpillars. Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae. There are 61 species in the genus. All are Neotropical and the undersides of the wings closely resemble dead leaves. In the past Memphis was considered a subgenus of Anaea. (from Wikipedia)
© Horace Tan © John Horstman © Gio Diaz ©Ellen Tan photo: yp.scmp.com Adult image source: commons.wikimedia.org Habitat:Asia Status:Not Evaluated The Commander Buttefly (Moduza procris)is your classic ugly duckling turned swan story. These handsome butterflies begin their lives as ugly, spikey, creepy crawlies. Technically, I guess, the caterpillars have an excuse as to […]
Shawn Wainwright: To comment on a photo in this Hall of Fame please use this code: I saw this beautiful Butterfly in The Hall of Fame for 2009. Definitely one of the best! 
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
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I saw several of these earlier in the trip, but they are a very attractive butterfly.
雌蝶前翅有一條明顯的白色帶。 攝於烏來福山Taken at Taiwan.
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A combined team of researchers from Cornell University and The George Washington University, has characterized the cis-regulatory evolution of the gene WntA in nymphalid butterflies. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group used a variety of techniques to better understand how gene regulatory processes in a type of butterfly can allow for both deep homology and speedy adaption to environmental changes.
Prepupal Common Sergeant Butterfly Caterpillar (Athyma perius, Nymphalidae) Pu'er, Yunnan, China
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Idea stolli logani (Common Tree Nymph) - Singapore | ©Henry Koh Idea stolli logani is a nymphalid butterfly subspecies from the peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra and Batu Island.
Take a lifelong love for conservation, pair it with the right support group, and what do you get? An urban butterfly garden. A naturalist and author of several books on wildlife, Rajika Gamage’s biggest passion is to contribute to species conservation, both fauna and flora. But butterflies always have set his heart aflutter. A decade […]
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Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. In India its common English name is the Blue Pansy, but in southern Africa it is known as the Eyed Pansy as the name Blue Pansy refers to Junonia oenone.
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