Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: brush-footed butterfly

This photo was taken at the Calgary Zoo yesterday, 29 September 2015. The ENMAX Conservatory butterfly house display is coming to an end. The beautiful tropical plants are beginning to fade and the number of butterfly species seems to be down. I noticed this beautiful Malachite butterfly, freshly emerged, inside the display case where various chrysalises were hanging. www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Siproeta-stelenes I had set my alarm clock for 6:30 am so that I could go on a birding walk with friends. Unfortunately, I didn't read the e-mail carefully enough, so hadn't seen that the meeting place was not where I thought. Of course, no one else showed up where I was, so I took myself off to the Calgary Zoo instead. I had planned on going there after the walk, anyway.

This is a photo from my archives, taken in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo on 9 April 2013. There were very few butterflies in April, but over the following months till around September/October, numbers increased and the tropical plants grew much larger, and it once again became a hot, humid, tropical paradise : ) I'm not sure, but I think the plant in this photos is Duranta (repens?). This year, 2015, I think the Zoo obtained butterfly pupae around mid-April, so about two weeks ago. I haven't been to the Zoo for months, so even if it's still a bit soon to see a good variety of butterfly species, I really should get over there before too long. Part of the trouble is that one of my favourite places to go is Frank Lake, which takes about the same amount of time to drive to as to drive over to the Zoo. www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Siproeta-stelenes

One of the new butterflies to grace the Enmax Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. Can't wait to see all the different kinds they "raise". Thanks, Art - it does look like this butterfly is a Julia Butterfly/Julia Heliconian.

One of the tropical butterflies photographed at the Calgary Zoo during their butterfly season, on 26th September 2011. Hope I've identified this correctly. I just have to add this link (hours later) from YouTube - someone (Kelly-Sue) had posted the link on Facebook. It is a video of a little two-year old boy playing drums - and I mean PLAYING! Fascinating to watch his face while he tries different things. He's mighty GOOD! youtu.be/d_AX0JTogjM