Warm temperatures and high rainfall through most of the year support the lush and diverse growth of tropical rainforests at low altitudes, with an upper layer of trees up to 150 feet tall. Such forests are very shady, with only small patches of sunlight reaching the ground.
 Red Lacewing Butterfly Cethosia biblis perakana |
 Pixy Metalmark Melanius pixe |
 Blue Wave Myscelia cyaniris |
 Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops |
 Cracker or Calico Hamadryas sp. |
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