Panama Week 10

Hello all: we are off to Panama City this morning and I will blog the events later. In the meantime, enjoy pics of butterflies seen on a trip to Butterfly Haven in El Valle.

The native word Panama has many meanings one of which is "abundance of butterflies".

Butterflies are pollinators, second to bees. The Postman does not taste very good and predators leave him alone.

A male and female Malachite playing tag?

Some species are camouflaged to appear larger, deterring predators. This wing looks like a snake.

This is an Owl Butterfly

I shot the pic while this guy was sun bathing on a screen

Eating lunch

The Blue Morph can have a wing span of 6" and is very rare. The irrodecent colour is awesome.