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Butterflies in Costa Rica

La Paz Waterfall Gardens has the largest butterfly enclosure in the world. Here are some interesting butterfly facts:
18% of the world's butterfly species are found in Costa Rica.
5% of butterfly eggs in the wild reach adulthood.
La Paz supplies many butterfly houses around the world with their butterflies. At the bottom of the page are a couple of pictures of the orders being filled.

Blue Morpho - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius sara fulgidens - La Paz
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius Hecale - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius Charitoneus with Friend
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Unknown type - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

La Paz Waterfall Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius Doris - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius sara fulgidens - La Paz
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius Charitoneus - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

New Recruits - La Paz Waterfalls Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

Heliconius sara fulgidens - La Paz
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

La Paz Waterfall Gardens
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Photo by Jeff O'Neal

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