Postcard Friendship Friday is brought to you by our lovely postmistress, Marie.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the postcards last week that I found
at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
I thought I'd share some more photos from that 50 cent collection!
Everyone seemed to enjoy the postcards last week that I found
at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
I thought I'd share some more photos from that 50 cent collection!
"From the back of the postcard: "The Cockrell Butterfly Center is a spectacular four-story glass and steel structure housing a lush tropical environment, where you can see over a thousand brilliantly colored butterflies from around the world."
"Dryas iulia - the Julia or Flambeau" " The brilliant orange julia is a common sight in sunny areas of tropical Central and South America. Here a male nectars at an equally brilliant Mexican sunflower. Females are slightly duller in color and have black edging on the forewings."
"Citherias menander - Dawn Satyr" " Although there is no official common name for this etheral Central American butterfly, a good choice would be Dawn Satyr, in recognition of the rosy flush on the hind part of the otherwise transparent wings. Shown here is a mating pair."
"Danaus plexippus - the Monarch" " The black and orange monarch, famous for its incredible yearly migration to central Mexico, is one of our most familiar butterflies. This one is nectaring at a Liatris or blazing star flower."
