Butterfly with markings that look like "88"
Green birdwing butterfly
Close-up of a butterfly wing
Close-up of the dotted wing of a butterfly
Iridescent blue butterfly
Close-up of a butterfly's wings
Peacock pansy butterfly
Zebra-winged butterfly
Blue morpho
Butterfly on gerbera daisies
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Neglected Eighty-Eight Butterfly
A neglected eighty-eight butterfly (Diaethria neglecta) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusual common name.
Photograph by Joel Sartore

Patterns in Nature: Butterflies

See photos of butterflies, from National Geographic.

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