Monday, July 31, 2006

Friday, July 28, 2006

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Greater Fritillaries

Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis above and below left
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele above right and below

Aprhodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite above and below

Monday, July 24, 2006

Lesser Fritillaries

Silver-bordered Fritillary (under wing above) Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene (above)
Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellana (above) photo taken Aug. 22 '06
closed wing Meadow Fritillary (below)

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Ladies

American Lady Vanessa virginiensis (above)
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (below)

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Question Mark and Commas

Green Comma Polygonia faunus (above)
Eastern Comma Polugonia comma (above)

Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis (above)

Friday, July 21, 2006

Browns and Wood-Nymphs

Smokey Eyed Brown S. eurydice fumosa (above)
Common Wood-Nymph Cercyonis pegala (below)

Admirals

White Admiral Limenitis arthemis Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Checkerspots and Crescents



Northern Crescent Phyciodes seienis (both pictures above)

Harris Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Viceroy


Monday, July 17, 2006

Sulphurs

Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
Pink-edged Sulphur Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice

Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe [photographed in Key West Florida]

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Fritillaries - Heliconians


Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia


Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae seen in Florida

Zebra (Heliconian) Heliconius charitonius seen in Florida

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Tortiseshells


Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa

Milbert's Tortiseshell Nymphalis milbert

Monday, July 10, 2006

Common Ringlet


Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Buckeyes and Peacocks


Common Buckeye Junonia coenia seen in Florida


White Peacock Anartia jatrophae seen in Florida

Monarchs


Friday, July 07, 2006

American Copper


an American Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Swallowtail Butterflies


Black Swallowtails Papillio poluxenes



Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis