Friday, February 15, 2013

A trip to Butterfly Pavillion; full of flowers, butterflies, bugs, fishes and cameras :D What else you could ask for in a trip.

 Anthurium
 "Idea leuconoe"
Common name- The Paper Kite
The Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) Butterflies are found in Southeast Asia.These beautiful dainty butterflies can be seen fluttering above the flowers, their translucent wings looking like fine paper.They are relatives of the monarch butterfly, and like monarchs are protected from predators by poisonous chemicals in their bodies.
PaperKite Butterflies are very tame and unafraid of people.



 "Caligo eurilochus"
Common Name- Lesser Owl Butterfly

 "Biblis hyperia"
Common name- Red Rim

 Hibiscus
 "Calliandra Haematocephala" just a day before blooming :)
 "Caligo eurilochus"
Common Name- Lesser Owl Butterfly

Drinking Orange Juice :)Drinking Orange Juice :)


 Morpho menelaus
Common Name- Blue Morpho Butterfly

 Morpho menelaus
Common Name- Blue Morpho Butterfly

Considered as one of the most beautiful butterflies of the world.
The blue color on the wings is not from pigmentation but is an example of iridescence: the fine scales covering the Morpho's wings reflect light at a wavelength that appears blue. The scale structure has been studied for anti-counterfeit applications in paper money and credit cards.

 
"Heliconius numata"
Common name- Numata Longwing

 " Nepethes Truncata"
Pitcher plant.


 Vanessa carduii
Common name- Painted Lady

 Papilio Glaucus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

 Heliconius numata
Numata Longwing

 Colobura dirce
Zebra Mosaic Butterfly Specie

 "Papilio dardanus"
Common name- Dardanus Swallowtail or Mocker Swallowtail

 "Eye to eye ;)"
 "Hamadryas chloe"
Common Name- Chloe’s Cracker

 " Papilio palinurus"
Common Name- Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly

This one is also one of the most beautiful butterflies in the world. The fluorescent green and blue color makes them so attractive.

 Morpho menelaus
Common Name- Blue Morpho Butterfly

 "Catonephele orites"
Common name- Shoemaker Butterfly. They have an interesting common name :)

 Heliconius numata
Numata Longwing

 Like they are saying "Hey ! Thats me :)"
 
"Laparus doris"
Common name- Doris Longwing

 "Idea leuconoe"
Common name- The Paper Kite
The Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) Butterflies are found in Southeast Asia.These beautiful dainty butterflies can be seen fluttering above the flowers, their translucent wings looking like fine paper.They are relatives of the monarch butterfly, and like monarchs are protected from predators by poisonous chemicals in their bodies.
PaperKite Butterflies are very tame and unafraid of people.

 And another butterfly :)
 "Chelmon rostratus"
Common name- Copperbanded Butterflyfish

 Horseshoe Crab
This was an interesting creature I met at Butterfly Pavillion. It's a crab which looks like a stingray and have characteristics like a spider. Haha. You must be thinking what am i talking about.
Yeah they look like sting ray as you can see. But they are crabs as you can notice by the name. But they have 8 eyes and legs like a spider.
Read here to know more about them- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab

 Does the frags look inverted !! ;)
 Grammostola rosea
Common Name- Rose Hair Tarantula

 "I held the Rosie"
The best moment of the trip. That Rose tarantula named "Rosie" was so beautiful. Fine hair on her legs and body felt so soft on my hands.


"Parthenos sylvia"
Common name- Clipper