Still at the Horniman Museum, I’m going to take you to the Butterfly House, and show you the Owl Butterfly.
These impressively large butterflies come from Central and South America, and feed on the juices of fermenting fruit, as the feature photo shows.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Aah, I think I saw those or similar at Wisley a few years ago
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Probably. They have a place in most butterfly houses I think, and once seen, never forgotten.
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Here we are: https://suejudd.com/2018/02/09/another-trio-of-butterflies/
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I’m not absolutely sure yours are owl butterflies Sue, because the ones I show only have one pair of ‘eyes’. Were they huge butterflies? Lovely shots anyway!
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They were socking great butterflies, very, very short lived
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Oh, who knows. We’re not lepidopterists after all.
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Who knows indeed, I forget what they were
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That’s really striking.
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It really is. Which makes it easy to identify.
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Beautiful!
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And striking too. They make an impact in a place that’s full of interest and beauty.
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So beautiful 🙂
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Aren’t they lovely? But inebriated most of the time, apparently …
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A perfect life (for some).
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The ‘sozzled’ bit?
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Yes, unless you can’t get unsozzled!
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Stunning, and so well named.
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Isn’t it just?
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Top photo grouping and background almost like a textile design. Fabulous. I wonder what predator they are warding off with their ‘owl’ eyes?
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I wonder too. They may need all the help they can get, because they spend a lot of their time sozzled on fermented juices. I await your owl butterfly textiles with interest.
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I have used horses and birds before maybe it’s time for some butterfly inspired work.
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I think butterflies and you would make excellent professional companions.
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Aren’t they beautiful! It’s no surprise why they are so called.
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They are quite the show-stopper
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Striking markings – nature is so clever. (I wonder how hard it is to avoid a predator when tipsy though ..)
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Ah well, their lives are so very short anyway. If they get the next generation on their way … job done.
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Ah yes, we saw these in Costa Rica – beautiful butterflies! I stalked them for ages trying to get a photo of the stunning blue upper side of their wings but without success 😆
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You saw them FOR REAL? Lucky you! This is taking one-upmanship too far!
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Oh dear, sorry, I didn’t mean to show off! But yes, we did – and rechecking my post I discovered my memory has been playing tricks on me, as I did manage to capture one shot of the upper side of the wings, albeit on a rather scruffy specimen: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/hanging-bridges-and-butterflies/ That was in a butterfly house that had loads of them – I only saw one in the wild 🙂
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You weren’t showing off. It’s not so long ago you shared your trip. And if you only saw one on the wild, I haven’t got too much catching up to do 😉
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🥰
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Isn’t that amazing
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I think so!
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So pretty!
During my last vacation, I saw a group of about 12 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails having a mating party, on a parking lot!!!
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What a marvellous moment!
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