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Residing in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest is among the most beautiful of all butterflies, the blue morpho butterfly. They can also be found in Central and South America. What is truly fascinating about these critters is that they actually aren’t even blue at all. More on that in a bit. […]

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Found throughout North America, from Canada down to Mexico, it’s the tiger swallowtail butterfly. They can be found in parks, woodlands, forest edges, meadows, pastures, swamps, and gardens. These beautiful butterflies can even be seen in urban settings. Swallowtails are easy to spot. They’re large, yellow, have black tiger stripes, […]

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Every year, during the fall, untold millions of monarch butterflies travel over 3,000 miles from North America to Mexico. Their journey is among the greatest migrations of any in the animal kingdom. Traveling up to 3,000 miles during 4 generations is the norm for these beautiful critters. Even though there […]

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The green dragontail butterfly hails from southern and southeastern Asia, primarily in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, & Borneo regions. They are a member of the swallowtail family. These butterfies are not only beautiful but have totally transparent portions of their wings! Male dragontails suck up a great deal of water from […]

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The black witch moth is considered a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. It has been told that if one was to fly into your house it would bring bad luck. If a sick person is visited by this moth, that person is likely to die. Also, if […]

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