Butterflies all over

October 9, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

Butterflies are one of Costa Rica's most colorful creatures. With 1,500 different species of butterflies and 12,000 different species of moths, the numbers are astonishingly high. Costa Rica has 90% of all Central American species and 18% of the entire Earth's population. From the central valley of San Jose to the top of every mountain and volcano, you can spot these fragile creatures.

This big one is a giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) and the small one is a Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia).Read more