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The Butterfly Place, February 2009

I joined a gaggle of photographers at this indoor butterfly habitat in Westford, MA.
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you should see an image here Julia (Dryas iulia)
you should see an image here Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
you should see an image here Asian Swallowtail (papilio xuthus)
you should see an image here Close-up on the asian swallowtail.
you should see an image here blue morpho (morpho peleides)
you should see an image here Another asian swallowtail.
you should see an image here I think this is an Asian blue quail (coturnix chinensis).
you should see an image here Another blue morpho (morpho peleides)
you should see an image here A lacewing butterfly, possibly Orange Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea). (Not to be confused with "lacewing flies", order Neuroptera).
you should see an image here Unknown (to me) butterfly.
you should see an image here Red-sided swallowtail? (Mimoides phaon)
you should see an image here Owl buttefly (Caligo sp., perhaps Caligo memnon).
you should see an image here Red sided-swallowtail
you should see an image here Mimoides phaon is also called "variable swallowtail" - compare this one with previous photo
you should see an image here One more asian swallowtail.
you should see an image here Blue morpho drying its wings after emerging from its chrysalis.
you should see an image here Glasswing (Greta oto).
you should see an image here One more red-sides swallowtail.
you should see an image here Scarce swallowtail (iphiclides polidarius).
you should see an image here More quail.
you should see an image here The same unidentified white species as before.
you should see an image here "Don't mind me, ma'am..."
you should see an image here Another quail.
you should see an image here Butterflies appreciate flowers, and so do photographers.
you should see an image here One last red-sided swallowtail.
you should see an image here Some orchids.
you should see an image here Blue-banded swallowtail (Papilio nireus)
you should see an image here Another unknown (to me) butterfly.
you should see an image here White flowers.
you should see an image here A blue morpho collecting dew.
you should see an image here Is it a leaf? No, it's an insect!
you should see an image here I found a hidden quail sanctuary.
you should see an image here More quail.
you should see an image here I don't know this one.