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What kind of butterfly is this?
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Thanks,
Rich
Is it a butterfly or moth?
I'm not sure. I made the mistake of texting it to my granddaughter, and now I have to find out what it is because she still thinks I know everything.
Rich
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It's not clear from the photos.
Butterflies lite with their wings erect...held vertically.
Moths lite with their winds flat...out to the side.
Well, this one did both, but spent more time with its wings spread. Here's another.
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I always went by butterflies have a slick body, moths have a plump fuzzy body.
The digital-zoomed, hand-held BlackBerry photos leave much to be desired...
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It's not clear from the photos.
Butterflies lite with their wings erect...held vertically.
Moths lite with their winds flat...out to the side.
MAN,, That first pic is outstanding.....
Ain't mother nature toooo kool...
Coloration is similar, but I'm in New York... that would be kind of cool, though.
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I don't think there' any "maybe" about it...we have a winner!
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MAN,, That first pic is outstanding.....
Ain't mother nature toooo kool...
The first one isn't a butterfly, it's a gay moth.
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Butterflies get blown out of their normal habitat with regularity...
Yep, amazing the passengers you pick up at sea during and after big storms, butterfly and birds.
Europe to New York? That's quite a ride.
There's no question that overdrive's picture looks like it, though...
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Could be this one, too. Same taxonomic family, but found in North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_spangled_fritillary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_spangled_fritillary
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Maybe not same exact species but looks pretty similar
Could be this one, too. Same taxonomic family, but found in North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_spangled_fritillary
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That looks like it, the black markings on the other didn't have the concave features like this.
Maybe not same exact species but looks pretty similar
I agree. That's what I'm telling her it is: A Great Spangled Fritillary. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. The illusion of my great wisdom has survived for another day.
Great Spangled Fritillary... sounds like something you'd order in a Tex-Mex place...
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Glad to help! They'll be none the wiser
Spangled sounds way more American than 'dark green' anyway. I'll have two!
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I was always amazed by this when I was in the Navy. There would be shore birds 100 miles from land. Had flying fish land on the ship also.
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No illusion Rich. Anyone that takes the time to notice the beauty around us is very wise indeed. Thanks for posting.
Two to go please!
Yep, hurricanes will carry them 100s of miles out. We always put out water and bread for them until the leave.
No illusion Rich. Anyone that takes the time to notice the beauty around us is very wise indeed. Thanks for posting.
Thanks. I carefully cultivated mint, wildflowers, various hardy flowering perennials, and so forth along a slope that I hated to mow to make it maintenance-free over the past three years, and it had the unexpected benefit of attracting various butterflies, moths, bees, and birds.
I also planted some Vinca minor in the shady areas, which is finally starting to force out the poison ivy. It takes a while to build up the ambition, but once it does, it does so with gusto.
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My maintenance-free weed garden.
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A Viceroy has similar markings plus the large convex curve of the leading edges of the wings.