Grass hopper

There are endles varieties of grasshopper, but this one is quite beautiful and unusual.

Moth

Butterflies and moths abound at La Ceiba. While butterflies decorate the days with their colors, moths populate the nights with their more restrained decor.

White moth

White and velvety moth, another beautiful inhabitant of the night, caught here off guard the morning after!

Colorful moth

Uncommonly beautiful and artifully dressed, this moth is a rare sight at the farm. Do not take it for an owl!

Machaca

The subject of sexualized legends, and in spite of its scary looks, this big insect pretty much keeps to itself in the night.

Moth

Brown, black and white are predominant colors in our moth population.

Moth

The spots on this moth's wings helps it camouflage in the night hours.

Mantis

Popularly called "palito" (little stick) in Spanish, this mantis really looks like a little stick and is almost invisible when it is on a plant.

Mantis

This mantis is actually a slightly bigger relative of palito.

Butterfly

Butterlies abound in the daytime at La Ceiba. We have planted some flowers that attract them to sparkle the daytime hours.

Butterfly

Bright and orange this butterfly outshines many for its beauty.

Butterfly

Butterlies make colorful spots in the air and around flowers.

Mating butterflies

Butterflies reproduce sexually through eggs that are laid by the female.