"Shrimp Plant" Mexican Flame Vine
Chlosyne lacinia
| Butterflies in El Cielo updated November 2007 |
| For a butterfly checklist of the area, visit this web page |
Passiflora biflora
| For years a few insiders have been visiting El Cielo to witness one of the most diverse butterfly hotspots in northeastern Mexico, and several well-known photographers routinely shoot in the area. El Cielo is home to a smorgasboard of plants that butterflies cannot turn down, and it falls on the eastern route of the monarch migration between Mexico and the rest of North America. The new Jardin Botanico de Alta Cima has a butterfly garden to give you a face to face look at some beautiful butterflies and the flowers and plants they love. |
| for a fantastic book on the butterflies of northeastern Mexico, visit Neotropical Butterflies.com for order information |
New! Visit this site to see a storehouse of El Cielo butterfly, moth, and related photos