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58 photo(s)
Updated on: February 10, 2022
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Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) on butterfly bush (Buddleia sp.)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) on butterfly bush (Buddleia sp.)
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"I'm ready for my close-up." Cute face of the Giant Swallowtail.
"I'm ready for my close-up." Cute face of the Giant Swallowtail.
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Puddling male Zebra Swallowtails in the Great Dismal Swamp.
Puddling male Zebra Swallowtails in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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Mating Giant Swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes)
Mating Giant Swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes)
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Upperside (Dorsal) view of Easter Comma (Polygonia comma) on white penta
Upperside (Dorsal) view of Easter Comma (Polygonia comma) on white penta
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Underside (ventral) view of Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma).
Underside (ventral) view of Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma).
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Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
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Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on penta.
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on penta.
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Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia)
Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia)
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Very small skipper
Very small skipper
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Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on zinnia
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on zinnia
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Female Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), melanistic (dark) form on glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
Female Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), melanistic (dark) form on glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
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Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) on celosia
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) on celosia
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Moth, Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), and Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Moth, Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), and Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
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Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) on yellow dwarf zinnia
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) on yellow dwarf zinnia
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Male (Eastern) Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) puddling, drinking salt water in the Great Dismal Swamp
Male (Eastern) Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) puddling, drinking salt water in the Great Dismal Swamp
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Underside (Ventral) view of Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Underside (Ventral) view of Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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Upperside (dorsal) view of Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on coleus.
Upperside (dorsal) view of Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on coleus.
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Underside (ventral) view of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) on red celosia
Underside (ventral) view of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) on red celosia
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Upperside (dorsal) view of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Upperside (dorsal) view of Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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Upperside (dorsal) view of American Lady (Vanessa Virginiensis)
Upperside (dorsal) view of American Lady (Vanessa Virginiensis)
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Underside-American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) nectaring on zinnia
Underside-American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) nectaring on zinnia
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Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) on marigold
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) on marigold
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Male Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on white celosia.
Male Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on white celosia.
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Red-banded hairstreak -dark form - (Calycopis cecrops) on garlic chives. Supposedly the dark form is an early morph, but the garlic chives flower in mid to late August.
Red-banded hairstreak -dark form - (Calycopis cecrops) on garlic chives. Supposedly the dark form is an early morph, but the garlic chives flower in mid to late August.
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Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)
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Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)
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Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
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Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus).
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus).
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Female Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana).
Female Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) on obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana).
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Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on zinnia
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) on zinnia
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Female Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on zinnia sp. Females have a blunted forewing tip and an extra white marking on the tip near the small eyespot.
Female Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on zinnia sp. Females have a blunted forewing tip and an extra white marking on the tip near the small eyespot.
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Underside of female Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on butterfly bush (Buddleia sp.). If you stare at the large eyespot, do you start to see a beak, crest, and shoulder of a bird?
Underside of female Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on butterfly bush (Buddleia sp.). If you stare at the large eyespot, do you start to see a beak, crest, and shoulder of a bird?
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Silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on dwarf red zinnia
Silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) on dwarf red zinnia
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Skipper on juniper
Skipper on juniper
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Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
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Male Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on pine bark. This species flies low to the ground
Male Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on pine bark. This species flies low to the ground
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Mating Monarchs (Danaus Plexippus) on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Mating Monarchs (Danaus Plexippus) on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) on tickseed.
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) on tickseed.
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Why is this a question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)? Look for the white question mark on the underside of the hindwing.
Why is this a question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)? Look for the white question mark on the underside of the hindwing.
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