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One of my favourites at the Haga Ocean butterfly house is the gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamas), also known as the tailless swallowtail and Polydamas swallowtail.
These seemto have a predilection for sitting on the floor where people walk (while looking up at butterflies) and this one was no exception. I put my finger in front of it and it climbed on so I could move it to a twig - which eneded up becoming a nice photo.
The gold rim swallowtail (Battus polydamas), also known as the tailless swallowtail, is another one of those species which have dorsal and ventral sides of the wings looking completely different.
The dorsal side with its yellow markings can be sort of seen in this shot (and better here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53731687859/) - but I think it looks nothing like the dorsal side (save the brownish-black base colour).
A Lesson's (or blue-crowned) motmot. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
Bromeliads and other epiphyte-ladened tree. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A piece of driftwood, or a veiled lady in prayer? Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A male pale-billed woodpecker at work. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A green and black poison-dart frog. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A polydamas swallowtail butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A green and black poison-dart frog. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A white-nosed coatimundi feeding on a coconut. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A female dual-spotted swallowtail butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A female dual-spotted swallowtail butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A female many-banded daggerwing butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A white-nosed coatimundi feeding on a coconut. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A urania swallowtail moth. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A female many-banded daggerwing butterfly. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
Julia heliconian butterflies. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A urania swallowtail moth. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A dusted spurwing, a variety of spreadwing skipper. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.
A dusted spurwing, a variety of spreadwing skipper. Taken within the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas near the town of Tarcoles, which is close to Carara National Park and near the beach town of Jaco.