Butterflies!

It's a great time of year to get out and find some butterflies!  In a few hours at The Arboretum over the last two days, I have seen the following species:

Monarch
Viceroy
Red-spotted Purple
Giant Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Silver-spotted Skipper
Juvenal's Duskywing
Common Wood-Nymph
Hummingbird Clearwing (not a butterfly, but I say it counts!)

If you're a lepidoptera-aficionado there's no excuse not to be out there!  Below are some photos from today and yesterday - to see others click on "see more" above each pic.

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) See more...

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) See more...

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) See more...

(If you've never seen a Giant Swallowtail, go to the Gosling Wildlife Gardens right now, sit in Garden #1 and wait.  Watch for something that resembles a medium-sized bird or light aircraft.)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) See more...

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) See more...

Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) See more...

Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) See more...

Happy lepping!

Kyle