"Agraulis vinillae" butterfly. Picture made at Candangolândia, close to Brasília, by Antonio Machado
Brazil has at least 3,500 species of butterflies – 57 of which are menaced (most of them over hunted for the production of those decorated trays, covered with glass, sold to tourists as souvenirs). Here are some images found on Flickr, for your viewing pleasure.
Seen in Foz do Iguaçú, Paraná state, by mark i geoThe famous 88 butterfly, photo by laughlinButterfly seen by salles 1 at Serra da Cantareira, in the city of São PauloImage from Dagaz Analú from São José dos Campos, state of São PauloBy Pedro Murtaby Anselmo GarridoThis one lives in a park close to where I grew up, in São Paulo. Photo by Alexandre Hamada PossiFrom Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul. Photo by Kátia GorettiSnack time at Chapada Diamantina, Bahia. Photo by Dani Gama"Hamadryas februa" butterfly, seen by Antonio Machado in Candangolândia
