Teri and I took a hike around Enchanted Rock this morning, and were surprised by the number and variety of butterflies that we saw. There are not many flowers blooming, but those that are seem very popular.
Dainty Sulphurs and Common Mestras are everywhere. We saw hundreds of them moving about.
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| Common Mestra |
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| Dainty Sulphur |
Some of the large flowers were attracting more than one species of butterfly.
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| Black Swallowtail and Queen |
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| Queen and Monarch |
We saw singles of a few species.
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| Common Buckeye |
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| Common Checkered-Skipper |
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| Variegated Fritillary |
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| Vesta Crescent |
We are expecting our first freeze next week, so the number of butterflies will decrease soon. We will enjoy them while we can!
Good work figuring out all those butterflies. You're right. Enjoy them while you can!
ReplyDeleteOh... the Buckeye! One of my favorites (okay, I'm from Ohio), but what a scoop you made in the photo dept today!
ReplyDeleteThis has been a spectacular year for butterflies. -Rick
ReplyDeletevery pretty pictures of butterflies! Wish I had your knack for photography!
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