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#4 Pearl Crescent (I think)

#5 Unidentified Skipper

#4a. Same

#5
Now this one I don't know. The only thing I found that looked similar was a Southern Pearly Eye, but i'm out of range for that.

#6 Fritillary

Now I think this one is an Atlantic Fritillary, but I think I'm out of range for this too.

Oops, sorry for that size. here it is again.

#6 A. More open shot.

I have a couple of butterflies. BEV

#7 And finally, Painted Lady.

another

and another

Your Fritillary looks a lot like mine up above and nobody ever ID'd it for me.
Yes, wasp thingy is what popped onto my mind.:(

Nanny, here's the link on that odd cocoon.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/891560/

Oh dear ....thats it....oooo :(

I took it off...guess will just have to see what happens.

This message was edited Aug 24, 2008 10:20 PM

The big guy is doing great ...eating like horse!

Mrs Ed your fritillary looks like one of mine too, I spent some time IDing it and I decided I thought it was an aphrodite. The great spangled ae similar but have less white on them

Thanks for the clue Merideth.
That does seem more likely!

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1676

Here is the atlantis
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1686

Mrs. Ed and dragonfly....
Try the Great Spangled Frit.... http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=great-spangled-fritillary

Great photos everyone!! Keep up the good work, I may get to see butterflies sometime this year. :-((

This message was edited Aug 25, 2008 9:00 AM

Swallowtail and the Sunflower

Mrs ed, those frits are tough to id! Perhaps yours is an Atlantic, the butterflies & moths site's picture is different than the one in my Butterflies Through Binoculars The East guide. The picture in my guide shows some orange spots on the forewing outer margin (ventral view). They also are supposed to have solid black borders along most of forewing on the dorsal side. I think both our butterflies look more like great spangleds on the dorsal side - that is what's confusing me most! This is why I usually just say I had a fritillary today lol : )

Added - sorry I meant atlantis not atlantic : )

This message was edited Aug 25, 2008 10:06 AM

same

Buckeye

Cabbage White

another white

I got out a second ID book, Butterflies of The East Coast an Observers Guide. The pic of the dorsal view also shows a distinctive black margin along the forewing. The more I try to be sure which you have the more I am leaning toward the Great Spangled. : )

Added - I meant to mention this book says " Some authorities now classify many western populations of Atlantis Fritillaries as seperate species, the North western fritillary S. hesperis" ( so you may want to check that out, I haven't seen this one) and it also says the description in this book describes the eastern form, so they may be different.


This message was edited Aug 25, 2008 10:37 AM

I agree, sure looks like the great spangled.

Shelia, any thoughts on that possible "pearly eye"?

Mrs. Ed, your photos are stunning! and what great variety!

Jmorth, those sunflowers are a knock out! I can see why the swallowtail couldn't resist.

This thread is always a joy.

Here's a Giant Swallowtail from yesterday.

Ok, all of you who think your pictures are blurry are crazy. They all look wonderful!

I can't help much with the Fritillaries as all I get is the Gulf Frit and he's not even a true Frit!

Here I was all excited to see a Tiger ST today when I pulled in and everyone else is seeing them, too! I saw a lot of them in WV, but here in FL they're very hit or miss. I saw one flying around the other day in the neighbor's yard, but today when I came home there was one snacking on my plumbago. It checked out the porterweed too, and that was when it was still enough for me to get this shot. And no, I didn't turn the camera, the butterfly stopped in that position.

The zebra longwings were on my pentas and neighbor Jim's firecracker fern (as always). Here's one doing the typical "hang upside down and suck nectar" move.

I went out to pick some food and found a few more Monarch friends. Also, the Zebra Longwing fairy left me a couple of presents on the p. lutea. I'm fairly certain they're zebras and not Gulf Frits because of the color of the eggs. Zebras are more yellow whereas the Frits are more orange.

Melanie

Mrs Ed, there is also a Northern Pearly Eye. Do you tihnk that might be it? http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1838

By the way, great group of photos today!

Melanie, yes, that would make more sense. Don't know why I didn't see that in the list of things I was looking at to Identify.

BST from sunday

and this little one...a sulphur I think...maybe

and this one at home in the garden

Nanny, i think that last one might be the pearl crescent.

I have two newly-hatched Queen cats! The Queen butterflies are back...seeing them often. And now two itty-bitty cats!

Congrats Linda!!

Yay Queens! I've never seen one.

A Sulphur with its nose buried in a morning glory.