Costa Rica is the largest exporter of butterflies in the world. Industry experts there say the insects played a small part in ...

Costa Rica’s morpho butterfly business does not seem to be dwindling anytime soon. The business potential is glaring to the globe; without doubt, its revenue should take a higher leap in the nearest ...

Twice a month, on Thursday mornings, Tad Yankoski listens for a doorbell. A priority package that left Costa Rica three days earlier is due at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield by 10:30 a.m. When it ...

The evolution of long-winged butterflies in Costa Rica may prove the classic Hollywood advice: ... it has radiated into 45 known butterfly species, including the Costa Rican postman, ...

Jessica Speart, author of a book on butterfly trafficking, told PRI that obsessive collectors are willing to spend $60,000 dollars on especially rare butterflies. Meanwhile, the risks are fairly low.

Costa Rica is home to many beautiful butterfly species. Actually, about 18% of the world’s species can be found in the country. There are over 1200 butterfly species fluttering around. The newly ...

Venture to coastal Costa Rica, where one protected park has beautiful tropical ecosystems and vibrant flora and fauna for the ...

Costa Rica contains approximately 90 percent of the butterfly species found in Central America, 66 percent of all neo-tropical butterflies, and about 18 percent of all butterfly species in the ...

SAN BOSCO, Costa Rica — Down a half-mile of rocky dirt road, past banana groves and cattle swishing their tails through the warm, moist air, Miguel Murillo is pursuing a different breed of ...

Costa Rica has nearly 30 national parks, ... And if you have a butterfly list, too, you’re in luck—the park is also home to more than 220 species of butterflies.

Check out these top five botanical gardens in Costa Rica. ... Until in-person tours at Monteverde Butterfly Gardens resume, you can book a personalized virtual tour for 45 minutes of fun here.