The Scarlet Mormon (Papilio Rumanzovia) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The Scarlet Mormon is also known as the Red Mormon, named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz after …
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A Rare Cotton Candy-Colored Lobster Named Haddie Was Caught in Maine | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesA rare cotton candy lobster named Haddie was caught in Maine this week. Haddie isn’t just your typical blackish-brown lobster. Haddie is a one-of-a-kind beautiful lobster, with iridescent blue and …
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The Common Brown Butterfly (Heteronympha Merope) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Common Brown butterfly (Heteronympha Merope) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. They are found in south-eastern Queensland, New South Wals, Victoria, and Tasmania. They have a wingspan …
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The Common Archduke Butterfly (Lexias Pardalis) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Common Archduke butterfly (Lexias Pardalis) is a tropical forest-dwelling butterfly that is common throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. The Common Archduke butterfly is a member of the brush-footed butterfly …
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The Pacific Green Sphinx Moth (Proserpinus Lucidus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Pacific Green Sphinx moth (Proserpinus Lucidus) is a really cool looking beautiful moth that flies in early spring. They’re ubiquitous in foothill steppe habitats east of the Cascades but …
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The Luna Moth (Actias Luna) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Luna moth (Actias Luna) is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, a group known as Giant Silk moths. The Luna moth is also known as the American Moon …
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The Arizona Sister Butterfly (Adelpha Eulalia) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Arizona Sister butterfly (Adelpha Eulalia) is a large brown/black butterfly with white bands and orange spots on its forewings. The Arizona Sister butterfly is a species of butterfly in …
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The Antillean Daggerwing Butterfly (Marpesia Eleuchea) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Antillean Daggerwing Butterfly (Marpesia Eleuchea) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They are bright orange with heavy black stripes. They have a wingspan of 2 5/8-3 1/4 …
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The Lamplight Actinote Butterfly (Altinote Ozomene) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Lamplight Actinote butterfly (Altinote Ozomene) is a beautiful butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. They can be found in Mexico and throughout Panama. You can’t help but notice the stunning …
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The Glittering Sapphire Butterfly (Lasaia Agesilas) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Glittering Sapphire butterfly (Lasaia Agesilas) is also known as the Black-patch bluemark or Narses Metalmark. These beautiful rare butterflies are native to Central America and South America. They range …
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The Red-Bordered Pixie Butterfly (Melanis Pixe) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Red-Bordered Pixie Butterfly (Melanis Pixe) is a beautiful butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. They have a wingspan of about 1.6 …
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The American Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe American Copper butterfly (Lycaena Phlaeas) is a beautiful butterfly with bright orange and pale brownish-grey wings and a few blue spots. These beautiful butterflies prefer chalk downlands, heathland, and …
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The Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus Philenor) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly (Battus Philenor) is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The first thing you probably notice about these beautiful butterflies is their vibrant …
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The Common Streaky-Skipper Butterfly (Celotes Nessus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Common Streaky-Skipper Butterfly (Celotes Nessus) is a stunning butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They are found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Northern Mexico. They have a …
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The Guava Skipper Butterfly (Phocides Polybius) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Guava Skipper (Phocides Polybius) is a butterfly in the skipper family. They have distinctive red spots at the top of their wings. They have a wingspan of 1.7-2.5 inches. …
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The Western Sheep Moth (Hemileuca Eglanterina) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Western Sheep moth (Hemileuca Eglanterina) is a beautiful moth in the Saturniidae family. They have a beautiful color of yellow-orange, cream, and pink with black markings. The upper side …
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The Blue Tiger Moth (Dysphania Percota) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Blue Tiger moth (Dysphania Nelera) is a beautiful day-flying moth in the family Geometridae and is typical of the tribe Dysphaniini. They have a wingspan of 2.0-3.3 inches, and …
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The Chickweed Geometer Moth (Haematopis Grataria) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Chickweed Geometer moth (Haematopis Grataria) is found throughout the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. The color and patterns of these moths are pretty distinctive. Their …
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The Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma Myrodora) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Scarlet-Bodied wasp moth is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The Scarlet-Bodied wasp moth has an extraordinarily bright, beautiful red body and transparent wings edged in black. They have …
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Amegilla bees are a group of native bee species that do not produce honey but are super essential pollinators of crops and wild plants. Amegilla bees are also known as …
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The Io Moth (Automeris io) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Io moth (Automeris io) has a beautiful-looking North American moth. These beauties range from Canada, Dakotas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Costa Rico. The primary color on its wing is …
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The Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia Pavonia) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Small Emperor moth (Saturnia Pavonia) is a spectacular moth that displays beautiful colors on its wings. Small Emperor moths are daytime flying moths that are easily mistaken for butterflies. …
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The Cinnabar Moth (Tyria Jacobaeae) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Cinnabar Moth (Tyria Jacobaeae) is an arctiid moth found in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, and New Zealand. The Cinnabar moth is a brightly colored moth with distinctive pinkish-red …
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The Large Emerald Moth (Geometra papilionaria) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Large Emerald moth (Geometra Papilionaria) is a large bright green attractive moth with a wingspan of 50-65mm. Adult Large Emerald moths rest with their wings spread and raised at …
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The Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia Caja) is a beautiful moth to look at. They have a stunning pattern on their wings, and you can’t help but admire their beauty. The …
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The Blue-Fronted Dancer Damselfly (Argia Apicalis) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Blue-Fronted Dancer Damselfly (Argia Apicalis) is a damselfly species in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America. The Blue-Front Dancer Damselfly is very similar to dragonflies, although …
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The Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia Interrogationis) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia Interrogationis) is a North American nymphalid butterfly that is extremely beautiful. So, if you’re lucky enough to see one of these beautiful butterflies, make sure …
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The Tailed Jay Butterfly ( Graphium Agamemnon) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Tailed Jay butterfly (Graphium Agamemnon) is a lovely tropical green and black butterfly. The Tailed Jay butterfly belongs to the swallowtail family. They are also called the Green-Spotted Triangle, …
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The White Admiral Butterfly (Limenitis Camilla) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe White Admiral butterfly (Limenitis Camilla) is beautiful in every way. They have stunning white-banded black wings, with a wingspan of 60-64mm. The White Admiral butterfly is considered a North …
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The Silver-Washed Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis Paphia) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis Paphia) is a beautiful orange and black spotted butterfly found in Algeria, Europe, Temperate Asia, and Japan. They have a 54-70mm wingspan, with the males being …
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The Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) is found in temperate regions of North Africa, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the island regions of Hawaii and the Caribbean. They …
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The Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura Iris) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Purple Emperor butterfly (Apatura Iris) is a beautiful colored butterfly located in central-southern England. The Purple Emperor butterfly is a butterfly in the Nymphalids family. Their wingspan is 75-84mm …
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The Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Uropiatus Phantasticus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Satanic Leaf-Tailed gecko (Uropiatus Phantasticus) also goes by Eyelash Leaf-Tailed gecko and Phantastic Leaf-Tailed gecko. They are found on the island of Madagascar. This one-of-a-kind gecko was first described …
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The Northern Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia Artaxerxes) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Northern Brown Argus Butterfly (Aricia Artaxerxes) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. They can be found in Britain, Europe, Scotland, Northern England, and much of the Palearctic realm. …
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The Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus Coridon) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Chalk Hill Blue butterfly (Polyommatus Coridon) is a small beautiful butterfly protected in Great Britain. They have a preference for grasslands that have short grass with a lot of …
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The African Map Butterfly (Cyrestis Camillus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe African Map Butterfly (Cyrestis Camillus) has the prettiest colors that make you want to put on an outfit that matches them. The African Map butterfly is a butterfly of …
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The Map Butterfly (Araschnia Levana) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Map butterfly (Araschnia Levana) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. The Map butterfly has a reddish ochreous ground, a characteristic pattern of spots, some whitish subapical and marks …
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The Large Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Dispar) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Large Copper Butterfly (Lycaena Dispar) can be found in Europe and the Netherlands and spotted in the United Kingdom. Sadly, the Large Copper butterfly is declining in many European …
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The Corinna Daggerwing Butterfly (Marpesia Corinna) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Corinna Daggerwing butterfly (Marpesia Corinna) is a colorful butterfly in the family Nymphalidae found in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms. They appear to be confined to cloud forests and …
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The Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais Urticae) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais Urticae) is the national butterfly of Denmark. They are also found in Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Nepal, Sikkim Himalayas in India, Mongolia, …
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The Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeric Cybele) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeric Cybele) is a beautiful North American butterfly. The yellow-orange and black on their wings are the most recognizable patterns. Their wingspan ranges from 2.4 …
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The Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia Tithonus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia Tithonus) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are commonly found in Britain and Ireland. The Gatekeeper butterfly is orange with …
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The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio Cresphontes) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Cresphontes) is the largest butterfly in North America. These beautiful butterflies are known for their size. The female giant swallowtail butterfly has a wingspan of …
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The Indian Leafwing Butterfly (Kallima Paralekta) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Indian Leafwing butterfly or Malayan Leafwing butterfly (Kallima Paralekta) isn’t found in India or Malaysia, despite the name, but instead, these beautiful butterflies are found in Indonesia. The beauty …
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The Common Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia Coenia) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia Coenia) is a beautiful butterfly found in the Rocky Mountains and Mexico. They love flying near low vegetation and some bare ground areas. The adult …
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The Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris Rapae) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris Rapae) is known in Europe as the small white butterfly, and in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly. You can easily recognize …
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The Harpy Eagle – The Largest And Most Powerful Eagle In The World (Harpia Harpyja) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe harpy eagle (Harpia Harpyja) is the largest and most powerful species of eagles in the world. So undoubtedly, you would think that you were actually in the tv show …
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The Alpine Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio Maackii) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Alpine Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio Maackii) is a beautiful butterfly that displays a stunning green color on its wings. They are a species of butterflies in the swallowtail butterfly …
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The Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis Callidryas) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Red-Eyed tree frog (Agalychnis Callidryas) is native to the Neotropical rainforest. The name Agalychnis callidryas comes from the Greek words kalos (beautiful) and dryas (a tree or wood nymph). …
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The Violet Chinchilla (Chinchilla Chinchilla) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Violet Chinchilla (Chinchilla Chinchilla) is just one of many beautiful chinchilla coat colors. The violet coat coloration on a chinchilla can range from gray to purple. They are similar …
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The Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Indica) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Indian Giant Squirrel is a large tree squirrel with multiple colors. The Indian Giant Squirrel also goes by the name Malabar Giant Squirrel. These beautiful squirrels are located in …
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The Blue Flamingo (Aenean Phoenicopteri) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe South American Blue Flamingo (Aenean Phoenicopteri) found in the Galapagos Islands, has a long beak and long thin legs. Unlike the American flamingo, Blue flamingos have bright blue feathers, …
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The Albino Yellow-Bellied Slider Turtle (Trachemys Scripta Scripta) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Albino Yellow-Bellied Slider turtle (Trachemys Scripta scripta) is a turtle that belongs to the Emydidae family. These cute little turtles are land and water turtles. They can be found …
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The Clouded Sulphur Butterfly (Colias Philodice) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Clouded Sulphur Butterfly or The Common Sulphur (Colias Philodice) is a North American butterfly. The Clouded Sulphur is in the family Pieridae. You can usually find these beautiful butterflies …
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The Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus Varius) Is Critically Endangered | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Costa Rican Variable Harlequin toad (Atelopus varius) also goes by the name Clown frog. These frogs are not fast at all. As a matter of fact, they move pretty …
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The Banded Orange Tiger Butterfly (Dryadula Phaetusa) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhat’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you take a look at this beautiful butterfly? Let me guess… a tiger, right?… So, here is the beautiful Banded …
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The Blobfish (Psychrolutes Marcidus) Is Still Endangered | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWell, if you’re wondering what in the heck type of fish this is, you’re probably not alone. The Blobfish (Psychrolutes Marcidus) is a fish that is located at the bottom …
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The Painted Beauty Butterfly (Batesia Hypochlora) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Painted Beauty butterfly (Batesia Hypochlora), is a monotypic butterfly that is part of the Nymphalidae family. These species of butterflies are found in the upper Amazon areas of Brazil, …
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The Mexican Bluewing Butterfly (Myscelia Ethusa) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Mexican Bluewing or Bluewing butterfly (Myscelia Ethusa), is a stunning blue butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Louis Michel Francois Doyere in 1840 was the first person to describe these …
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The Blue Moon Butterfly (Hypolimnas Bolina) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Blue Moon butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina), also known as the Great Eggfly or Common Eggfly, is found in Madagascar, Asia, and Australia. The Blue moon butterfly is a common butterfly …
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The Apollo Butterfly Is Critically Endangered | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Apollo or Mountain Apollo butterfly (Parnassius Apollo), part of the Papillionidae family, is critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List. These beautiful butterflies prefer hills, flowery alpine meadows, …
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The Commander Butterfly (Moduza Procris) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe commander butterfly (Moduza Procris) is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. They’re usually located in forested regions that have steady to heavy rainfall. The commander butterfly has a …
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The Common Banded Peacock Butterfly (Papilio Crino) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Common Banded Peacock butterfly (Papilio Crino) is found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, including Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. The patterns on these beautiful butterflies are gorgeous. …
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The Amber Phantom Butterfly Isn’t On The Verge Of Extinction, But It’s Very Rare To Find | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe beautiful Amber Phantom butterfly has an amber-like glow. They can be found in Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela. The Amber Phantom butterfly is one of the largest …
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Many people want to know, can we live without bees? And the answer to that question is simply no. Bees play an essential role in our everyday lives. The United …
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The Blue Pansy Butterfly Displays Its Beautiful Art | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Blue Pansy (Junonia Orithya) is a bright blue butterfly found in Southeast Asian countries, Australia and Africa. These beautiful butterflies love sunlight and are often seen sitting on the …
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The Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar Has Big Cartoonish Skin That You Might Mistake For Eyes | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio Troilus) has cartoonish skin, making this cute little caterpillar look like it has cartoonish eyes. Spicebush swallowtail caterpillars resemble tiny green snakes or tree frogs. …
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The Caria Rhacotis Butterfly Displays Some Of The Most Stunning Colors | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Caria Rhacotis butterfly displays some of the most stunning colors. Consider yourself a lucky person if you ever spot one of these beautiful butterflies. The Caria Rhacotis butterfly can …
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The Great Orange-Tip Butterfly (Hebomola Glaucippe) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Great Orange-tip Butterfly (Hebomola Glaucippe)is part of the Pieridae family. These unique butterflies are yellow and white and can be found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. Great Orange-tips …
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The Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) is a beautiful creation from God for everyone in the world to admire. The Peacock butterfly can be found in Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan. …
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The Western Blue Beauty Butterfly (Protogoniomorpha Cytora) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Western Blue Beauty butterfly (Protogoniomorpha Cytora), is one of the most beautiful butterflies in Africa. They are found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin. …
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The Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus Icarus) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe common blue butterfly (Polyommatus Icarus) is found throughout the Palearctic. These stunning butterflies are part of the Lycaenidae and Polyommatinae family. The beautiful blue on this butterfly is truly …
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The Mountain Blue Emperor Butterfly (Papilio Ulysses) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhat a stunning butterfly! Looks like an Angel spreading love and joy throughout nature. The Mountain Blue Emperor Butterfly, known as Papilio Ulysses, is a beautiful blue and black butterfly …
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The Spanish Festoon Butterfly (Zerynthia Rumina) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Spanish Festoon butterfly, known as the Zeryntia Rumina, is in the Papilionidae family. These beautiful butterflies can be found in Spain, Portugal, southern France, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Their …
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The Rare RedEye Flat Butterfly (Chaetocneme Denitza) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesChaetocneme denitza, commonly known as the Rare Redeye Flat or Ornate Dusk-Flat, is a part of the skipper family butterflies, also known as the Hesperlidae. You can usually spot these …
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The Black And Green Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta Stelenes) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe beautiful malachite is found throughout Central and northern South America. However, its distribution extends as far north as southern Texas and the tip of Florida. These beautiful butterflies have …
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The Red Cracker Blue Butterfly (Hamadryas Amphinome) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesHamadryas Amphinome, the red cracker blue butterfly, is a type of butterfly in the cracker butterfly family. These butterflies are native to regions of North and South America. Cracker butterflies …
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The Monarch Caterpillar and Butterfly Is One Of The Most Deadliest Insects | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesIf you’re like most of us, you’ve probably always thought of butterflies as the one insect that could do no harm. Well, come to find out, that turns out not …
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Mexican Fireleg Tarantula (Brachypelma Boehmei) | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThis beautiful Mexican fireleg or Mexcian rustleg tarantula, known by the scientist name “Brachypelma boehmei,” is commonly found in Mexico. It gets its name from the furry bright red-orange and …
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Purple Pamphobeteus Nigricolor | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe purple tarantula belongs to the genus Pamphobeteus Nigricolor (Theraphosidae) family. Found in Colombia and Brazil, these tarantulas are some of the biggest spiders in the world. So imagine one …
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The Blue Neon Cuckoo Bee Is So Gorgeous | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesHave you ever seen a Thyreus Nitidulus “Blue Cuckoo Bee” before? If so, you probably thought you were seeing things. But come to find out, these beautiful blue cuckoo bees …
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Extreme Red Albino Hognose Snake With A Top Hat | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesMeet the stylish red albino hognose snake. Red albino hognose snakes get their names from their modified rostral (nose) scale that looks like a horn. Although they look pretty intimidating, …
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If you’re lucky enough to find a pink grasshopper, consider yourself super lucky. Unfortunately, not every day do people come across these beauties. Pink grasshoppers are a result of a …
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The Tiger “Panthera Tigris” Population Is Sadly On The Endangered List | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhat a beautiful animal! Even though we know that these big cats are not pets, that doesn’t stop us from wishing we could hug and cuddle with them. So say …
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When you think of spiders, do you cringe, or do you love them? Do they make you smile? Or do they make you say bad words? Either way, they are …
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The Critically Endangered Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tree Spider | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Gooty Sapphire Tarantula (Poecilotheria Metallica) are arboreal spiders. They construct funnel webs in the holes of trees where they live. These beautiful insects don’t need webs to catch their …
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The Okapi, Also Known As The Zebra Giraffe, Is On The Endangered List | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesFound in the rainforest of the Congo region, the okapi was not yet identified by scientists until 1901. The okapi is also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese, giraffe, or …
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Don’t Let This “Cute” Little Panda Ant Fool You | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWow, so we’ve all seen panda bears before but, I’ve never seen a panda ant in my life until now. The Euspinolia militaris in the Mutillidae are a family of …
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The Red-Lipped Batfish Looks Just Like A Stealth Bomber With A Mean Front Grill | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe Red-Lipped batfish was found on the Galapagos islands. This cute ocean goer, with its human shape, red lipstick lips. It looks like a stealth bomber mixed with an alien …
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Cuckoo bees, smh… where do we start. These bees are some of the sneakiest bees, which we’ll explain in a minute. But, Cuckoo bees are not harmful and often do …
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Say Hello To The Green Sweat Bee | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhat would we do without the beautiful color green? Meet the Halictid Bee, also known as the “Green Sweat Bee.” Green sweat bees vary in their appearance, with different variations …
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Help Save The Bees – They Help Save Us | iHearts143Quotes
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesHoney Bees perform about 80 percent of all pollination worldwide. But, do you know how much a single bee colony can pollinate? A single bee colony can pollinate 300 flowers …
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“Yoda Bat” Due To Its Resemblance To The Jedi Master From The Star Wars Movies
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesLast seen on the island of Nendo in 1907. The Nendo tub-nosed fruit bat has previously been treated as extinct but was discovered again in 2009 in the forest of …
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The Amazon Pink River Dolphin Is Considered A Mythical Creature
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesPink Dolphins, when you see, can melt your heart away. These pink-colored dolphins are also known as the Amazon pink river dolphin. Pink dolphins are so hard to train that …
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NatureTrending News
The Cherax Pulcher Was Discovered Last Year In Indonesia Sporting Blue, White, And Pink – Let’s Help Save Them
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhen was the last time you’ve seen a Cherax Pulcher? “Pulcher” is Latin for “beautiful.” The Cheraz Pulcher was discovered last year in Indonesia. According to local people in the …
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We Should All Probably Say Thank You To Salps
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesHave you ever seen a salp before? Do you have any idea how helpful they are to us all? Well, salps help reduce the carbon levels in the water and …
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AnimalsNature
The Arctic Fox’s Adorable Face And Luscious White Fur Coat Is For More Than Just Looks
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesWhen you take one look at this picture, the first thing that comes to your mind is probably, wow, what a stunning stare. The Arctic Fox is one of the …
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Nature
Have You Ever Seen A Blue Iguana Before? Chances Are You Haven’t, And Here’s Why
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesThe blue iguana is also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana. It was declared “functionally extinct” back in 2005, but with the help of special breeding programs and a …
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BirdsNature
Potentially At Risk – The Orange-Bellied Parrots Population Topped The Most In Over A Decade
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesParrots can be some of the most colorful birds displaying multiple colors. In 2017, there were only three female orange-bellied parrots that remained in the wild. And 23 birds only …
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ButterfliesInsectsMothNature
The Pink Fluffy Rosy Maple Moth, The Most Beautiful Moth Of Them All
by Taylor Jamesby Taylor JamesHailed as the most gorgeous of all moths is the sherbet-looking Rosy Maple Moth. Dryocampa Rubicunda looks like a tiny triangle of pink-yellow sherbet as it flys through the forests …