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Blueish and grey, big, and rings on the underside
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Christer Johansson
Västerås, Sweden
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:19 pm Post subject: Blueish and grey, big, and rings on the underside |
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This one I have pictures from both sides. It's a tropical butterfly, anyway, and I don't know the species 
A very big butterfly, about 6" (12 cm) wide.
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'm fairly sure that this is a Large Owl Butterfly this time Christer. 
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Christer Johansson
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| eileen wrote: | | I'm fairly sure that this is a Large Owl Butterfly this time Christer. |
That's the group, thank you Eileen 
Could Caligo memnon be the right species? 
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eileen
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Yes it is Christer - sorry I meant to type in the species too but my telephone was ringing so I had to cut my reply short.
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Frank
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I just want to say these are beautiful photos. Where did you take them Christer?
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Jewell
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Ditto on the fab photos! They are truly eye candy.
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Christer Johansson
Västerås, Sweden
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| Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Frank wrote: | | I just want to say these are beautiful photos. Where did you take them Christer? |
The pictures of the tropical butterflies was taken at a butterfly house near Stockholm in Sweden a couple of weeks ago
It would be really nice to see them out in the wild 
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glendann
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Those are beautiful butterflies.
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Canadian Chelsea
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Another beautiful butterfly! 
When I visited Niagara-on-the-Lake near Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada a while back, my friend and I went to the butterfly conservatory.
As soon as we walked in, to my amazement there were butterflies flying everywhere and all over us too. It was breath-taking to say the least.
Nice pictures, Christer
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