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Costa Rican flowers, butterflies and bees

Posted on March 21, 2014 by petrel41

This is a photo of an Euglossa orchid bee. Photographed in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on 14 March 2014.

Orchid bees are important pollinators in Costa Rica.

The orchid bee of the photo was probably attracted by the beautiful flowers nearby.

Apart from the postman butterfly which I already mentioned in another blog post, these flowers also attracted other butterflies, like this zebra longwing.

There was also the butterfly on this photo. I am not sure about its species, as there are various orange-coloured butterflies in Costa Rica.

Stay tuned for more on the Poas volcano, and other Costa Rica stuff!

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30 thoughts on “Costa Rican flowers, butterflies and bees”

emaculent photography on March 21, 2014 at 3:20 am said:

Amazing shots! Which lens did you use? So amazing.

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- petrel41 on March 23, 2014 at 11:41 pm said:
  
  These were Canon macro photos.
  
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Jacqueline Jax on March 21, 2014 at 3:55 am said:

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Clanmother on March 21, 2014 at 4:53 am said:

Spectacular!!

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- petrel41 on March 23, 2014 at 11:40 pm said:
  
  Thanks, dear Clanmother!
  
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aimalshah on March 21, 2014 at 9:22 pm said:

Reblogged this on Fashion.

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- petrel41 on March 23, 2014 at 11:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks for reblogging!
  
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jethroda20sumpin on March 22, 2014 at 4:52 am said:

Those are some gorgeous pictures. Loving the amount of detail that’s visible on both the bee and the orchid. Thanks for sharing!

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- petrel41 on March 23, 2014 at 11:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks for your kind comment! They are macro lens photos.
  
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tazeinmirzasaad on March 23, 2014 at 4:54 am said:

Lovely photos sweet friend 🙂

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- petrel41 on March 23, 2014 at 11:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks, dear Tazein! More about Costa Rica will come 🙂
  
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Cheryl on March 25, 2014 at 6:49 pm said:

I saw a Eugloss bee while we lived in CR. They are so unusual. Going back soon. Lovely photos!

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- petrel41 on March 26, 2014 at 12:00 am said:
  
  Thank you, Cheryl!
  
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petrel41 on April 2, 2014 at 6:50 pm said:

Zebra longwing butterfly

The zebra longwing butterfly is named for the black and light yellow zebra-like stripes on its wings. Adults roost in the same spot together in groups each night for protection and warmth. These beautiful butterflies can be found in Central America, South America and happily fluttering in our Academy rainforest.

http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/rainforest/

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