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| Julia Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Polydamus Swallowtail My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Statira Sulphur My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Butterflies Returning to My Garden!
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| Julia Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Polydamas Swallowtail Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
~Jules Renard
Other INSECTS at Monteverde
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| Golden Orb Spider Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica At the entrance buildings |
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| Walking-Leaf Katydid
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Walking-Stick Insect
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect
Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Leaf Cutter Ants Monteverde Butterfly Garden, Costa Rica |
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| Butterfly Caterpillars in the Rainforest Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica |
There were of course many more insects seen and not photographed. Costa Rica has one of the largest selection of insect species in the world, more than all of the U.S. and Canada combined and yet it is the size of the state of West Virginia.
My Other Insects of Costa Rica PHOTO GALLERY OR Costa Rica Butterflies
And I just finished the Monteverde Birding Club Trip 2016 TRIP PHOTO GALLERY
If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months. ~E. O. Wilson
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| Land of Great Species Diversity |
Polydamas Swallowtail – This Year’s First Butterfly!
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| Polydamas Swallowtail Butterfly My Garden in Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Well, the butterflies are starting to come! And this is the first other than the Banded Peacock which was the only one to stay all summer (Your northern winters are our windy summers.). You may remember that I posted photos of this Polydamas Swallowtail Last June – not the most colorful but a butterfly!
I also hope to increase my photo gallery Costa Rica Butterflies this year where I now have 36+ species with a variety of Skippers, which I have already seen some of this year. As I remember last year, June and July were the peak months, but my garden didn’t get going good until into June, so a head start this year! 🙂 And truthfully, it has been too windy for butterflies since mid-December, but the wind will slow down and stop by April. Plus I’m going to the Monteverde Butterfly Garden next week which may give me some new ones, I hope! Though so far most of these butterfly gardens tend to have about the same butterflies.
“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince (One of my favorite little books!)
Garden Regulars
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| Fork-tailed Emerald Hummingbird, one of my regulars, every day! Click image for larger or closer view. |
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| Banded Peacock Butterfly, another regular and about the only butterfly still around much with a few Julia left and brown Skippers June-July was the big butterfly time but hoping for another season |
NOT WRITING AS MUCH
I could blame it on being busy with Angel Tree and two Spanish classes, and all the regular housekeeping, shopping and I’m working on the continuation of my photo biographies and have started photographing scrapbooks so I can get rid of these boxes! But I also am slowing down and just not in to writing on blog every night like I did for months. We’ll see what happens, but I think I am in a period of writing just every few days for awhile.
Unidentified Butterfly
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| Unidentified Butterfly In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica I’m seeing fewer now. June & July are the peak months for butterflies here. |
If you know the identity, please leave a comment below. Thanks! -Charlie
And my Spanish post today: Verbos Tallo Cambio
Unknown Moth or Butterfly
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| He flew into the house last night. Not in either of my books. |
My Spanish Blog tells about Getting Spanish Conversation Practice for the Cost of a Pizza.
And for more moth & butterfly photos, see my Costa Rica Butterflies PHOTO GALLERY
Newly Hatched Banded Peacock Butterfly
Earlier I featured a mature Banded Peacock with most shots of top of wings. This is a younger, maybe newly hatched, with more yellowish wing bands and more brown background color than the more mature one. In my garden of course! 🙂
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| Immature Banded Peacock butterfly In my Roca Verde Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Immature Banded Peacock butterfly In my Roca Verde Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” ~Hans Christian Andersen
And don’t forget that I have a Costa Rica Butterflies PHOTO GALLERY.
Fritillary
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| Fritillary – One of many varieties In yard on Ruta 3, Calle a Orotina, near Maxi Pali Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Fritillary Atenas, Costa Rica |
Pardon the poor images blown up from my cell phone, but isn’t that an interesting flower?
More? See my Costa Rica Butterflies PHOTO GALLERY.
And now the healthiest country claims to have the oldest man in the world at 115. See this short 59 second video of him walking. He was born in 1900 and never married or had children. Still quite active!
Little Yellow Sulphur
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| Little Yellow Sulphur is one of many yellow ones all around now. Note that this is different than the other two yellow butterflies I’ve shown. On my Plumbago flower, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun.
And find your shoulder to light on.
To bring you luck, happiness and riches.
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
An Irish Blessing
And I have a PHOTO GALLERY of Costa Rica Butterflies that you might enjoy. Peace & Love!