Sunday, March 31, 2013

A few butterfly photos from around the yard.


Zebra Wing butterfly(Heliconius charitonius)








 Spice bush Swallow Tail (Papilio troilus)








Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
The Monarch was a recent hatchling that narrowly escaped being chopped when I was trimming a bush. You can see the chrysalis just to the left in the top two photographs, and it was wonderful to sit and watch as he dried his wings. I was able to figure out his sex because of the obvious scent spots on the inside of his wings (third image).

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