Post your Moths & Butterflies

wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

Sometimes you get lucky and they fly right in from of your camera as you are focusing on something else

Painted Lady in flight

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And on the flower she was headed for

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wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

What the heck am I doing up at 4:00 in the morning? Oh well, might as well go shoot a few pictures

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wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

Not quite a butterfly, but any time now. I came home to find half my monarchs had hatched out. Judging by how well you can see the wing colors, this one will probably be gone by the time I get home tomorrow.

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wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

Well, I got home too late for the birth, but saw the first unfurling

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wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

A frittylari was floating about getting some water sips from the pea rock -- hard to find them not flitting madly

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Marilynne

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

Another Ruddy Daggerwing
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wev

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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

I believe that is a Monarch -- very easily confused. The Viceroy has a crossing bar on its hind wings.
 
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Re: Lets see your Moths & Butterflies

Thanks wev. The crossing bar wasn't very clear in one of my books, but it is in the other.
 
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