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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012 – starts Saturday

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012 This is a repost of the original August 29th, 2012 posting. I am hoping to get to the exhibit a few times in the next week. Will be adding links to any additional uploaded images … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Plain Tiger – Danaus chrysippus

Butterflies – Plain Tiger – Danaus chrysippus The above butterfly was photographed at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2009.

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Butterflies – Julia – Dryas iulia

Butterflies – Julia – Dryas iulia Above photo from my trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico in 2006. The Julia Butterfly is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7 cm which flits rather quickly from location to location … Continue reading

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Butterflies – Banded Orange Tiger – Dryadula phaetusa

The above butterfly was photographed at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2009. but it is a common butterfly in most ‘live’ butterfly exhibits.

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Butterflies – Rice Paper – Idea leuconoe

Butterflies – Rice Paper – Idea leuconoe Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location)

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Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit 2012 Ed Bruggink of the Carleton University Biology Department has confirmed this week that final preparations are underway for another “Live” Tropical Butterfly event September 29th to October 8th inclusive in the H.H. Nesbitt Biology Building … Continue reading

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Butterflies – White Peacock – Anartia jatrophae

Butterflies – White Peacock – Anartia jatrophae Above photograph from our trip to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in November 2009.

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Just two days left – Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit.

I was in the area of Carleton University Saturday at noon so dropped by the greenhouses to see how things were going. The weather was great. Kids were enjoying playing in the open, grassy area beside the path and Jim … Continue reading

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Carleton University’s Annual Butterfly Show, October 1-10, 2011

Carleton University’s Annual Butterfly Show, October 1-10, 2011 Well, it is that time of year again. Carleton University’s Biology Department opens their greenhouse doors to the public this weekend for the popular annual live Butterfly Show. The butterflies fly free … Continue reading

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Butterflies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Butterflies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario As the week progressed the number of people coming to see the live butterfly display at the greenhouses of Carleton University increased. By the time that the Thanksgiving weekend arrived, the people who got to … Continue reading

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