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AndyS

(14,559 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2023, 01:44 PM Jul 2023

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'Nother butterfly.

He, or one of them anyway, came back and posed a bit better so here ya' go!

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'Nother butterfly. (Original Post) AndyS Jul 2023 OP

It's a beauty Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #1

Love this apcalc Jul 2023 #2

Great pose, and a great photo! Really stunning. Thank you, Andy! nt CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2023 #3

I like the rich colors... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #4

The colors are breathtaking. Butterflylady Jul 2023 #5

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) WestMichRad Jul 2023 #6

Great shot, Andy. brer cat Jul 2023 #7

C'est magnifique! thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #8

great shot! Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #9

Diamond_Dog

(32,252 posts)

1. It's a beauty

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 01:47 PM

Jul 2023

And this photo shows it off exquisitely.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

2. Love this

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 01:47 PM

Jul 2023

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,874 posts)

3. Great pose, and a great photo! Really stunning. Thank you, Andy! nt

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 02:11 PM

Jul 2023

2naSalit

(87,058 posts)

4. I like the rich colors...

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 02:33 PM

Jul 2023

The background helps everything stand out. Nice capture.

Butterflylady

(3,568 posts)

5. The colors are breathtaking.

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 02:38 PM

Jul 2023

Orange, fuchsia and green.

WestMichRad

(1,352 posts)

6. Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 02:48 PM

Jul 2023

Very cool!

I’m not lepidopterist, but that’s what it looks like to me. (Identified thanks to National Audubon Society’s Field Guide to Butterflies). Host plants include passion flower species.

Similar to Mexican silver spot (Dione moneta), but it’s range is south Texas to Peru, so this is unlikely to be what you photographed.

brer cat

(24,682 posts)

7. Great shot, Andy.

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 03:42 PM

Jul 2023

That is lovely and vibrant.

thatcrowwoman

(1,229 posts)

8. C'est magnifique!

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 08:21 PM

Jul 2023

So much beauty with such saturated colors you’ve captured here, AndyS.
Many thanks
🕊thatcrowwoman

Gato Moteado

(9,879 posts)

9. great shot!

Reply to AndyS (Original post)

Thu Jul 13, 2023, 10:08 AM

Jul 2023

that one's called a gulf fritillary butterfly

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