Tag: Smyrna Blomfildia Butterfly

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Blomfild’s Beauty

An old favorite that I haven’t seen in over a year just appeared yesterday in my kitchen window. I photographed with both a camera and the cellphone and then opened the window and let him out. During breakfast and after for 2 or 3 hours I leave the sliding glass door and screen open each morning, thus creatures like this get in. 🙂 See more of my photos of this unusually patterned butterfly in my Blomfild’s Beauty – Smyrna blomfildia GALLERY. It’s interesting to note that all my photos are inside the house or the cabin at Macaw Lodge except for two shots outdoors at Xandari Resort. They are found from Peru north to Mexico. Here’s one shot from yesterday and see more in the above gallery.

Blomfild’s Beauty, Smyrna blomfildia, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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Blomfild’s Beauty

Not a new butterfly for me though the first one seen this year. It is beautiful in it’s own complicated sort of way like a paisley design? 🙂

The scientific name is Smyrna blomfildia (Butterfliesandmoths.org) and it is found throughout Central America and Mexico and the southwestern fringes of the United States. Just two shots here and FYI, that is a narrow ceiling level screen for air flow in my laundry room (much lint) and I did vacuum the screen after seeing these photos! 🙂

Blomfild’s Beauty, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Blomfild’s Beauty, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

See other photos in my Blomfild’s Beauty Gallery.

¡Pura Vida!

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Blomfild’s Beauty

Blomfild’s Beauty or Smyrna bloomfildia

I also had one of these in my house last year, but this may be a little better photo the designs, though last year I got part of the top of wings which is greatly different. The intricate details of the design in this butterfly is amazing to me. I went next door and invited Anthony (the artist) over to see it and he photographed it too as a design idea for some of his future artwork. This time it was on the window screen of my kitchen window. 

I see butterflies as flying art! And what an art gallery my garden provides! 
Charlie Doggett
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Blomfild’s Beauty

Blomfild’s Beauty,  Atenas, Costa Rica

A few days ago I displayed 3 new butterflies for me. One was on a window screen and I used the text book name Smyrna Blomfildia. Well, two days later he (or one like him) showed up in my bathroom near the ceiling above a high window. Poor light, but two better shots than the one on the screen. This beautiful butterfly is found only in Central America and Mexico, very rarely in South Texas. It is know for the very intricate bottom or closed wing pattern. This time I got a partial shot of the top wings. Neat butterfly!

 

Blomfild’s Beauty, Atenas, Costa Rica
This shot shows the bottom wing pattern a little better than above.
But I will add the screen shot that might show it even better.

 
Blomfild’s Beauty, Atenas, Costa Rica
Notice the intricate design and the multiple colors!

 

 
Nature is the art of God.
Dante Alighieri

See my complete collection at Costa Rica Butterflies by Charlie Doggett photo gallery

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And sorry about two posts in one day! I meant to hit the “Save” button, but the “Post” button is bigger and I’m used to hitting it! So consider this tomorrow’s post! You won’t get another one then!

 

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Three New Butterflies!

Southern Broken Dash Skipper
In my garden at Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica

Smyrna Blomfildia butterfly inside my house on window screen.
Atenas, Costa Rica
Turquoise Emperor butterfly
In a neighbor’s yard, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica

I’m getting more photos at home than I do at some of these butterfly farms! And I never tire of this! Also so glad I went to the trouble and expense of starting a flower garden two weeks after moving in! It has really paid off! In just two months! I’ve lost count of the butterflies I’ve photographed here, and that is in addition to 5 species of Hummingbirds photographed! My Costa Rica Butterflies Gallery  is up to 19 species now, but not all from my yard!

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. 
~Irish Blessing