A showcase of stunning real-life creatures where the hunt "A Change of Greenery" is inspired from. by @Geass HOME FLORA Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum A green and yellow houseplant. Also called "devil's ivy," but you still shouldn't smoke it. 🪴 Calathea Medallion Calathea veitchiana A large-leafed houseplant with leaves that are green on one side and purple on the other. 🪴 Blue Watercolor Orchid Orchidaceae A white orchid that has been colored blue by injecting it in the stem with a special dye. 🪴 Bird of Paradise Flower Strelitzia reginae A colorful houseplant named after its resemblance to birds-of-paradise. A great way to add an exotic dash of color to your dorm room. 🪴 Potted Hibiscus Hibiscus A large, brightly colored flower that's a popular houseplant. You can also make a tart, vitamin C-rich tea out of it. 🪴 LEPIDOPTERA Giant Blue Morphos Morpho didius A pair of giant blue morphos, a gorgeous blue butterfly found in Peru with a wingspan of almost six inches. 🦋 Mourning Cloak Butterfly Nymphalis antiopa Known for its brightly bordered dark wings, which are said to resemble a colorful dress peeking out from under a dark cloak of mourning. 🦋 Cattleheart Butterfly Parides A type of swallowtail butterfly found in North and South America. This variety is a deep violet with blue and red patches. 🦋 Atlas Moth Attacus atlas This distinctively patterned butterfly is one of the largest in existence, with a wingspan measuring up to 9.4 inches. 🦋 Luna Moth Actias luna A moth with lime green wings edged with purple. Who says butterflies have a monopoly on color? 🦋 Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexipuss A well-known orange, black, and white butterfly from North America famous for its long-distance migrations. 🦋 AVIFAUNA Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus A dazzlingly colored gamebird found mainly in China. As is usually the case with birds, the male is much more colorful than the female. 🦜 Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae A brightly colored songbird from Australia. Its purple chest (as opposed to lighter mauve) shows that this one is male. 🦜 King Bird-of-Paradise Cicinnurus regius A small and brightly colored bird with two distinctive elongated tail feathers, found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. 🦜 Greater Bird-of-Paradise Paradisaea apoda A beautiful bird found in New Guinea and Indonesia. You can tell it's a male by its vivid plumage. 🦜 Superb Bird-of-Paradise Lophorina superba Also known as the greater lophorina. It's famous for its bright blue crest, which features in its courtship dances. 🦜 Zebra Finches Taeniopygia castanotis A pair of zebra finches, an adorable little gray finch from Australia and Indonesia. Note their distinctive "tear drop" eye stripes. 🦜 Green Turaco Tauraco persa A crested African bird with bright green and blue plumage. It also has vivid red wing feathers that are only seen when it's in flight. 🦜 King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise Pteridophora alberti A bird from the forests of New Guinea, known for its two long blue brow-plumes that it can stand up at will. 🦜
Woah 😍 This is so great. I wish it wasn’t so hidden in the forums. Thanks for these comparisons. It does showcase a few birds and butterflies from a few countries we might never knew before it came from 😃