Butterfly Exhibition at RHS Garden Wisley, UK

Mar 5, 2011 0 comments

The Royal Horticulture Society is holding a butterfly exhibition at Wisley, Surrey, UK, until March 6, that is, tomorrow. The Garden of Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, Surry, just south of London is one of the most popular botanical gardens of Great Britain.

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Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) - a huge butterfly from South America with a wing span measuring 7.5 to 20 cm.

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Great Mormon (Papilio memnon). This butterfly is common in Southeast Asia.

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Scarlet Swallowtail (Papilio rumanzovia). Butterfly from the south-east Asia, has wingspan of up to 11 cm

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Asian swallow tail (Pailio lowi). This butterfly is found on the Philippine island of Palawan.

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Atrophaneura semperi. Also from Philippine having a wingspan that can reach 15 cm

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Black Swallowtail (Pachliopta kotzebuea). A poisonous butterfly from Philippine.

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King Swallowtail or Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas). South American butterfly, wingspan can reach 13 cm

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Owl butterfly (Caligo memnon). Butterfly of the Amazon rainforest. Larvae of these moths are able to devote a special substance that deters them from ants.

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Peleides Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)

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Golden Birdwing (Troides rhadamantus)

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Black Swallowtail (Pachliopta kotzebuea)

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Great Mormon (Papilio memnon)

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The Paper Kite, Rice Paper, or Large Tree Nymph (Idea leuconoe). This butterfly lives in the tropical forests of China, Malaysia and the Philippines. Wingspan can reach 15 cm.

[via Liveinternet]

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