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This is a red cracker butterfly, native to the neotropics. The name cracker comes from the sound males can make with their wings to assert their territory. Visit our Butterfly Rainforest to see them yourself! #butterfly #butterflies #butterflyexhibit #butterflygarden Butterfly Exhibit, Unusual Names, Natural History, Rainforest, Dragonfly, Moth, Cool Pictures, Insects, Species

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This is a red cracker butterfly, native to the neotropics. The name cracker comes from the sound males can make with their wings to assert their territory. Visit our Butterfly R…
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This is a red cracker butterfly, native to the neotropics. The name cracker comes from the sound males can make with their wings to assert their territory. Visit our Butterfly Rainforest to see them yourself! #butterfly #butterflies #butterflyexhibit #butterflygarden

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This is a red cracker butterfly, native to the neotropics. The name cracker comes from the sound males can make with their wings to assert their territory. Visit our Butterfly Rainforest to see them yourself! #butterfly #butterflies #butterflyexhibit #butterflygarden

Find this Pin and more on Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit by Florida Museum.

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