Last summer, I had very few butterflies outside of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. I would appreciate assistance in properly identifying the first two and assuring me that the others are correctly identified.
Thanks.
Butterfly ID
Here is #2 ..... Are #1 and #2 of the same specie ?
Monarch .... I recall only seeing one all summer.
Red Admiral - Likewise, only saw one the entire summer and I spend alot of time in the garden.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail . . .
Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD has a nice Live Butterfly Display (alot from Costa Rica) during the summer months which allows one to get close-up photos of seldom seen and colorful butterflies.
The first one looks like a Red-spotted Purple Swallowtail http://community.webshots.com/photo/54762154/75959297IKfYuk http://community.webshots.com/photo/54762154/75959347qLRRhc and the second looks like a Tiger Swallowtail Dark Morph http://community.webshots.com/photo/79079508/91601829tJgBBu Monarch and Red Admiral are good ID's. Nice shots!! oops and the Eastern Tiger is good ID too
This message was edited Jan 8, 2005 9:37 PM
Thanks, Donna. I previously had never heard of the Red-spotted Purple Swallowtail. You have a nice collection of photos.