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Your Photostudy tonight is the beginning of my June Collection of Butterflies 2012.
Tonight's Focus: Swallowtail Butterfly and Duranta

My Favorite Butterfly Bush:  Duranta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duranta

Duranta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duranta is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.^[1] It contains 17species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern Florida to Mexico and South America. They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants.

Duranta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Duranta L.[1]
Species
Duranta dombeyana Duranta erecta Duranta serratifolia Duranta stenostachya

(The image below is not mine. It is with permission from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Papilio_troilus01.jpg

Description	Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus, Photo taken in Chilton County, AL.
Date
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Author	Daniel Spurgeon
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Swallowtail butterfly

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Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies that form the family Papilionidae. There are over 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Papilionidae Higher classification: Papilionoidea Rank: Family Lower classifications: Papilioninae,Parnassiinae

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Welcome to Houston, Texas!  Our Museum has a Butterfly Center. Below is the information about this Great Place and the links.

Houston Museum of Natural Science

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a science museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, USA. Wikipedia

Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun  9am–5pm Tue  9am–8pm Address: Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030 Phone: (713) 639-4629

http://www.hmns.org/

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VISIT HMNS Monday, Wed - Sun: 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday: 9 am - 8 pm Info, Tickets: (713) 639-4629 Beyond Bones Blog Check Out Your New HMNS With A Video Tour Of The New Dan L Duncan Family Wing And Hall Of Paleontology! The Dan L Duncan Family Wing is complete, and, as of Saturday, our brand new Hall of Paleontology is open to the public. And we're all incredibly excited about it! Our hunky horticulturist is thrilled about the new and improved HMNS. After years of hard work behind-the-scenes, months of planning and plenty of press, we're ready to show it off to you.  Read Full Blog Post 3 WAYS TO ENJOY HMNS 1HMNS5555 Hermann Park Dr. Houston,Texas 77030(713) 639-4629 2HMNS at Sugar Land13016 University Blvd. Sugar Land, Texas(281) 313-2277 3George Observatory21901 FM 762 Rd. Needville, Texas(281) 242-3055 Exhibitions, venues, events and classes vary by location.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS New Hall Of Paleontology Now Open! Our world-class paleontology hall is now open! The length of a football field, it's one of the most dynamic paleo halls in the world. It's a whole new HMNS: 30,000 square feet of pure paleontological wonder. Learn More Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition On April 15, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. 100 years later, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition showcases more than 300 artifacts retrieved from Titanic's debris field. Learn MorePurchase Tickets Warriors, Tombs And Temples New Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit Opens March 30, 2012! Exclusive exhibit features colorful new warriors & newly-discovered artifacts from royal tombs. Learn MorePurchase Tickets GIANT SCREEN, PLANETARIUM & BUTTERFLY CENTER Green Triangle Kite Butterfly Graphium agamemnon is a member of the swallowtail family, and is related to our native Zebra swallowtail. Learn MorePurchase TicketsView Our Other Insects Led Zeppelin One of the most popular shows of all time debuts with a fresh new look as a full-dome digital light show in the Burke Baker Planetarium. Learn MorePurchase TicketsToday's Planetarium Shows Tornado Alley 3D An explosive new film narrated by Bill Paxton (Twister, Titanic), will bring nature's most dramatic weather phenomena to giant screens around the globe. Opening March 9! Learn MorePurchase TicketsToday's Theatre Shows PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Gems & Minerals Egypt Paleontology Texas Wildlife African Wildlife Energy Hall Malacology Chemistry Earth Forum The Americas Gem Vault

http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=8

COCKRELL BUTTERFLY CENTER Rain Forest Conservatory Brown Hall of Entomology Our Residents Plant Sale

Currently Viewing:Butterfly Center Discover The Fascinating World Of Insects! The Cockrell Butterfly Center and Brown Hall of Entomology provide entertainment and education for the whole family! Walk through a living butterfly habitat and marvel at living examples of some of the world’s largest and weirdest arthropods. Discover spectacular preserved specimens and enjoy interactive games and quizzes. Tickets Members, $4 | Adults $8 | Children (3 - 11), Seniors (62+) and College Students $7 | Groups (20+) $6 | School Groups $2.50 Rain Forest Conservatory Enter a stunning, 3-story glass structure built around a 50-foot waterfall! This simulated rain forest is filled with exotic plants and gorgeous, living butterflies. Learn MorePurchase Tickets Brown Hall Of Entomology Brown Hall of Entomology raises awareness of the amazing, still largely unknown world of insects, and an appreciation of their importance. Learn MorePurchase Tickets Our Residents Hundreds of species of exotic butterflies and insects call the Butterfly Center home. Discover a few of them here! Learn More New Corpse Flower Julia Butterfly Aroids Giant Prickly Stick Rice Paper Butterfly Blue & Brown Clipper Gingers and Spiral Gingers Green Triangle Kite Butterfly Whipscorpion Thoas Swallowtail Blue Wave Butterfly Pride of Trinidad Owl Butterfly Atlas Beetle Prayer Plants and Heliconias Blue Morpho Giant Long-Legged Katydid Bull Thorn Acacia Longwing Butterfly Bromeliads Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Atlas Moth Orchids Hissing Cockroaches Antilles Pinktoe Cacao, Chocolate Tree Red Peacock Butterfly Praying Mantis Ironwood

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Butterflies and Art

The Spirit of Butterflies

Myth, Magic, and Art

The Book: The Spirit of Butterflies

The Spirit Of Butterflies: Myth, Magic And Art

a book by
Maraleen Manos-Jones
published by
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

“literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man” — Vladimir Nabokov

This unique book takes a butterfly flight through time, from 7500 b.c. to the present, to discover butterfly myths, legends, poems, fairytales, superstitions, and art from diverse cultures. All over the world, the butterfly has inspired humankind and has been a source of wonder and a metaphor for spiritual beliefs.

Butterfly goddesses have reigned in cultures as diverse as Minoan Crete and Toltec Mexico. Butterflies have appeared in the poetry of Blake and Neruda, in paintings by Bruegel and Picasso, and in the dances of Native Americans, Africans, and the Japanese, among others. The butterfly has inspired a wide range of sacred and secular objects, from ritual masks, shaman’s rattles, stone carvings, temple murals, and tarot cards, to jeweled combs, haute couture, furniture design and fabulous fabrics.

The butterfly has been symbolic of love, death and rebirth, transformation, hope, freedom, and spiritual awakening. The butterfly is also the symbol of our fragile and complex ecology and is a scientific wonder.

This inspiring book celebrates the cross-cultural significance of the butterfly, with beautiful examples from the past and a message of hope for the future.

This book has 175 illustrations, 150 in full color.

http://spiritofbutterflies.com/the-book/

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..this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.  See You next time.  Goodnight.  
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