Butterfly 1

I went with a fellow photographer to the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory today. We spent 3 hours there - I took almost 1000 pictures but there are quite a few with the butterfly that was there is there no longer - they are very fast movers! We only saw one of these beautiful black and green butterflies.

[Jane Pittenger]

A beauty for sure and one I’ve never seen before

[Louise & Ken]

Such a gorgeous butterfly (and rare to your location!) I'm glad you selected to share this one!

[Julie Duncan]

Very striking!

[Karly]

Gorgeous butterfly - unlike any I have seen before.

[Daisy Miller]

Gorgeous butterfly shot

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[*lynn]

exquisite! fav

[Lori]

Wow! Such a pretty butterfly! Love it's colors, such a lovely shade of green! Excellent shot!

[Joanna kate]

Beautifully sharp shot, vivid colouring

[Helen Sanderson]

It looks like the Cairns birdwing butterfly, a species of birdwing butterfly endemic to north-eastern Australia. If you go to Kuranda just north of Cairns you are likely just to see them flying around. the main wings are exactly the Cairns birdwing...but I cannot see if there are spots on parts of the lower wings that are covered by the large top wings.