Live Photography at the Lila Cockrell Butterfly House
Houston Museum of Natural History
Houston, Texas
These are recent photographs of live butterflies shot at the Houston Museum of Natural History in their spacious butterfly habitat.

 

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The Julia - a North American and northern South American Heliconid.

The same species of Julia nectaring at a similar colored flower.

 

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A group of butterflies feeding at a fruit station. Notice the large Morpho peleides and at the bottom there is a Siproeta stelenes or Malachite Butterfly

This is a group of butterflies resting on broad leaved plants.

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This is a Cracker butterfly resting, as is its habit, upside down on a tree trunk. This butterfly is a resident of South America, Central America and Southern North America.

Here is the Male of the species, a Red Cracker - resting on a leaf. These butterflies are called crackers due to a faint sound they make while flying.

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The Common Egg Fly - a Malayasian species Hypolimnas bolina.

This is the very large Rice Paper Butterfly or Idea lynceus.

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Here is a fallen Morpho peleides. The insect was in great condition, but was being feasted on by a troup of opportunistic ants. Here is one that I wish I could have taken home with me.

The outside of the Blue Morpho - Morpho peleides, while resting on a leaf. There is no hint of the beautiful blue interior iridescence that will be revealed when it takes flight.

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Here is another common Malaysian species, The Clipper or Parthenos sylvia nectaring at a tropical bloom.

This unidentified beauty was resting on a concrete rock.

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This magnificent Heliconid [?] was covered in moisture from a small waterfall. Here I believe it was resting, trying to dry out its' wings in order to become light enough to fly again.

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This page modified on 1/4/2002 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.
This page last modified on 2/17/2003 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.
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