DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 77

The RSP is a 1st for me.

Congrats on RSP jmorth!!

Went out looking but didn't see much at all. Will try again later.

Good Luck with your Monarchs Mrs. Ed!

thank you everyone.

great shots yall love all your pictures.

congrats for those with the eggs i can not wait.

sheila thank you for the ids. i know i need to be more patient. i have only been at this a week so it will take me a bit. but i think todays shots are much better. thank you always for yalls help and ids. hope you enjoy

this is a closed wing shot of the one above

butterfly number 2 closed wing shot

butterfly number 2 open wing shot

butterfly number 3 closed wing shot

butterfly number 4 closed wing shot

butterfly number 4 open wing shot. i call this one the money shot. she let me get into digital macro to get this one. wow i was so excited

this is what i think the above 4 butterflies of mine are. i have been trying to learn them best i can. please let me know if i am right. i dont mind if you tell me i am wrong because i want to learn.

#1 - red spotted purple
#2 - red admiral
#3 - hackberry emperer
#4 - viceroy

please just let me know what you think. thank you

I think you nailed your ID's and your pics are getting better! Keep at it!

thank you nanny i am so glad to have another passion. the daylilies are done until rebloom it think. thank you again.

Congrats on the hatching nanny!
Thanks for the id Dale...it takes a keen eye and knowledge like yours to separate some of those skippers!
So jealous of your RSPs jmorth and tlc!
You are right on tlc with the ids....and the shots were wonderful!

How can you tell the difference between a Monarch and a Viceroy?? They look so similar.

Cindy, this is a great site to compare similar butterflies. http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/common-comparisons.asp

I have trouble with the Black Swallowtail & the Spicebush myself!

There is lots pf great information & resources listed in the STICKEY at the top of the forum. So glad to see you over here!

A pic of one of my babies!!

I think I may have more soon. Lots of BST action here!

Hemlady... that is a great site to id from. There are small differences in two bfs, but the main one is the line across the lower wings of the Viceroy.

Thanks Nanny & Sheila_FW.

What a wonderful site!!!

This message was edited Jul 3, 2010 4:06 PM

Hi, you butterfly lovers. I have a few, I'd like to share and hopefully be corrected if I'm wrong on the ID.
I think this is European Skipper.

with the open wings.

Sadly, I found this pretty Red Admiral dead in my backyard.

I believe this might be a Red Admiral.

Sheila; I live in Canada near Maine, Your link is missing from your post. Could you send the link again please. ;) Thanks

Don't know this one. It was taken by a lumber wood road.

I think you can only post for US and Mexico on there.

An Azure, but which one?

Hi Burn, lucky you to see all those. I kept telling myself if I'd be good I'll see some butterflies in my garden eventually. lol. Here is one. An I.D. challenger, Painted Lady vursus American Lady? I'm leanning toward Painted Lady.

Lily.... it isn't a painted lady...I believe it is a Pearl Crescent.

Sorry burn...took that for Nebraska. LOL!

Oooh, that's to tell you how much I knew about I.D. my butterflies!!! Thank you, Sheila for your help. So I have a Pearl Crescent. And neither American nor Painted Lady. Awwww, a long, long way off.

Nice seat - from Quad City Botanical Garden in Rock Island, Il.

LOL Lily, I feel unsure myself, with my own research. I needed to be reassured I got the right name for mine. Thanks for posting your Pearl Crescent., now I know what mine are.

Sheila , that's ok. I was just wondering exactly where the European Skipper was reported, if it was near here.

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden has one of the bf benches, but it has been left with the bronze tone. Not sure but I think I would like the painted version best.

Cute chairs. Love the group of puddling pearl crescents, burn.

Hey you guys when I first started to post here ijust told them I don't know squat ...I'll post if you you all will help me ID them!! They have all been real nice to help me learn. I still am really new at this and still can't tell the difference between a BST and a Spicebush!!

Not sure which this is....

Question Mark on the orange

Comma on the echinacea!

Nan. I sure don't know which one is which on your post (one above the Question Mark). But I can sure tell the baby is tattered! I love our forum here. Sheila and countless other members have been supperb in helping other members, that I do know.

I have never had spicebush at the house, but it sure looks like it could be a possibility. Maybe Dale can tell us for sure.

July 7th! This could be my lucky day! I saw a large orange butterfly in the garden, could be either a Monarch? (ton of MW available) or Gulf Frit.? So many passi are putting flowers too. Sooooo I'm soooooo ready! No pic. the thing was around long enough to peak my interest, then puff it was gone.

Oooooo.....I found be a big BST cat today!!