Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

Bringing some strikingly cool shots from the series of "Patterns of Nature" by National Geographic. These are amazing colors and design formations on the wings of butterflies. [10 Amazing OmgShots]

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

1. Butterfly 1988 (Diaethria neglecta)
Dwells in the Brazilian Pantanal (fens, shrinking in the dry period), the butterfly got its name from the pattern in which the fold lines and spots on its wings. (Photograph by Joel Sartore)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

2. Ornithopter Priam (Ornithoptera priamus)
The largest of living in Australia butterflies, Ornithopter Priam of the family sailing and merges with a sheet on which is sitting. Sweep wings in the females of this species reaches 20 cm (Photograph by Nicole Duplaix)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

3. Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea)
This butterfly belongs to one of two species found in Hawaii. On this photo taken at the Museum of Oahu, you can see its wing closeup. (Photograph by Chris Johns)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

4. Butterfly Battus filenor (Battus philenor)
On the reverse side of this poisonous butterfly, which belongs to the family sailboats or Gentlemen, you can see a bright white and orange spots. (Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

5. Morpho Menelaus (Morpho peleides)
Wings of male tropical butterflies iridescent shimmer in the sun. (Photograph by Cary Wolinsky)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

6. Butterfly closeup
Close-up wing of this butterfly unknown, made near the Australian city Tully, like a tapestry. (Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

7. Pretsis Allman (Junionia almana)
Wings of butterflies of this species are decorated with vivid patterns as a purple "eye". (Photograph by Tim Laman)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

8. Helicon Kharitonov or butterfly Zebra (Heliconius charitonius)
White petals interspersed with stripes on the wings butterfly, the zebra at the zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photograph by Joel Sartore)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

9. Morpho Menelaus (Morpho sp.)
Bright butterfly Morpho Menelaus sat down on a sheet. The complete life cycle of a butterfly is 115 days. (Photograph by Tim Laman)

Patterns In Nature: Butterflies

10. Sailboat Troilus (Papilio troilus)
Colorful Gerbera emphasizes luxury wings of this butterfly. (Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski)

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