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The Butterfly House at Navy Pier
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An immersive, family-friendly exhibit with hundreds of live butterflies all over the world! 🦋 Navy Pier in Chicago, IL
www.butterflyhousechicago.com
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A bold Tiger Longwing pausing for a nectary snack 🌸

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May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A Starry Cracker butterfly enjoying this blooming Lupine 💜

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May 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Good morning, and happy spring! ☀️🌸🦋 We've been busy spreading our wings for the 2025 season, and are delighted to share our newly-emerged butterflies with you! Stop by this summer to see our enclosed garden flourish 💗
May 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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It's starting to feel a bit more like spring here in Chicago ☀️ Just a few more months until we start seeing these lovely Monarchs out and about!

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A male Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) resting on a plant with its wings relaxed open.
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A subtle gradient of turquoise to aqua green, from left to right, on this Emerald Swallowtail 💎

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An Emerald Swallowtail, Papilio palinurus, resting on a leaf with its wings relaxed open.
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Captured this Morpho just as it was about to take off! 🦋

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A male Blue-Banded Morpho (Morpho peleides) resting in a bush with its wings relaxed open.
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hope you're feeling as relaxed as this Malachite on this #InsectThursday 💚

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A Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) resting on a red-and-yellow Indian Blanket flower. Its wings are relaxed open to show its topside.
April 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A shy Red Admiral hiding amongst the coneflowers 🌸

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A Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) sitting on a purple coneflower, its wings slightly raised, showcasing its brown-and-orange topside. A cluster of coneflowers and leaves is in the backdrop.
April 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A Starry Night at midday ✨

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A Starry Night Cracker (Hamadryas laodamia) resting on a stem with its wings relaxed open. This butterfly's wings are midnight blue, with little sky blue spots patterning the edges.
March 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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This relaxed Great Mormon wishes you a restful weekend 😊

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A Great Mormon butterfly (Papilio memnon ssp.) resting on a leaf with its wings open. The edges of its hindwings are chipped, hinting at its old age.
March 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Much like us, each butterfly emerges from its chrysalis a little different from the rest. This sweet Morpho had a funky forewing but was able to fly with the others just fine! 🦋

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A Blue-Banded Morpho (Morpho peleides) perched upside-down on a red bottlebrush flower with its wings closed. Its left forewing, closest to the viewer, is curled up at the bottom, revealing the iridescent blue on the topside of its wings which would normally be invisible in its current pose.
March 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This mighty King Swallowtail stands out among the rosemary it's resting in 👑

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A King Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio thoas) perched on a rosemary bush with its wings relaxed open. Its wings are matte black with rich yellow patches along the edges. Purple flowers bloom in the background.
March 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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An old Tailed Jay taking a pause for #InsectThursday 🍀

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A Tailed Jay butterfly (Graphium agememnon) resting on a leaf with its wings relaxed open. The edges of its green-specked wings are chipped and scratched, hinting at its old age.
March 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Welcome little one! ❤️ A freshly-emerged Scarlet Mormon drying their wings upside-down ✨

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A Scarlet Mormon butterfly (Papilio rumanzovia) perched upside-down on its empty chrysalis, allowing its wings to unfurl from their folded position. Its underwings are jet black with bright red patches along the contour.
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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For just a split second, this shy Pearl Charaxes allowed us a glimpse of its beautiful wings ✨

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A Pearl Charaxes butterfly (Charaxes varanes) perched on a leaf with its wings opened part way. Its body and inner wings are a dusty white, fading into a golden brown coloration from the middle to the edge of the wings. Light orange spots are patterned along the sharp contour of its wings. Its hindwings end in two small swallowtails.
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The metallic patch on this Sara Longwing is subtle but breathtaking, like a twilight sky!

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A Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara) relaxed on a leaf with its wings open. Its wings are a cool matte black, with two white bands on its forewings. A striking metallic blue-green patch shimmers on its inner wings, close to its body.
March 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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An eye-catching Stoplight Catone reminding you to STOP and smell the flowers 🌸😊

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A vibrant male Stoplight Catone butterfly (Catonephele numilia) perched on the stalk of a plant with its wings relaxed open. This small butterfly is jet black, save for two large vibrant orange patches on each forewing: one in the middle and another touching the edge. An orange patch on each hindwing is peeking out from beneath the forewings. Pink flowers dapple the background.
March 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A picture-perfect moment with this Emerald Peacock and blooming hibiscus!

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An Emerald Swallowtail butterfly resting on a blooming pink hibiscus flower, its wings relaxed open to reveal its iridescent green wings.
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This Malachite knows where it blends in best: in a lush wall of green 🍃

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A top-down view of a Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) relaxed on a cluster of leaves with its wings open. The leafy green pigmentation on its wing bands matches the color of the surrounding vegetation, showcasing its incredible camouflage capabilities.
March 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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A sweet Red-Spotted Purple for #InsectThursday 🌸

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A top-down view of a Red-Spotted Purple butterfly resting on a Purple Coneflower with its wings relaxed open. Its proboscis is extended slightly to feed from the flower.
February 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Even when you're a butterfly, everything's better with a friend 💚

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Two Emerald-Banded Swallowtails perched on the same cluster of leaves, their wings relaxed open to reveal their iridescent aqua coloration.
February 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Hiding out in the shade 🌳🦋

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A female Blue-Banded Morpho (M. helenor peleides) in a shady bush with its wings relaxed open.
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Looks like this Monarch came away from a meal dusted in pollen! 🌸

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A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding from a purple sage flower with its wings closed, revealing its underside. Little yellow dust particles - pollen - can be seen on its wings.
February 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Love the color variation among Clipper subspecies 🌈 This one has a lovely green-blue wash!

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A Clipper butterfly, Parthenos sylvia ssp., resting on a leaf with its wings open. A pastel green-blue gradient colors the entire butterfly. Its wings have complex patterns throughout, with many dark brown stripes and patches that spread outward from the body. In fact, this butterfly's body is also striped, with each segment alternating yellow-green and brown.
February 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A Common Longwing relaxing in the shade 🌿 Happy #InsectThursday!

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A close-up of a Common Longwing butterfly resting on a leaf with its wings relaxed open. With long, thin wings, this butterfly is small but striking. Its pitch black wings have large bright red patches close to its body. A single pinkish-white spot is near the edge of each forewing.
February 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM