Well, these Thanksgiving photos are the last I have, so if you have others suitable for Readers’ Wildlife, please send them in. Thanks!
Today’s butterfly photos come from reader Martin Riddle. His IDs are below (indented), and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
Top to bottom: Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele),Yellow Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), and Monarch (Danaus plexippus). All photos are from the resident gardens at Brooksby Village in Peabody, Massachusetts.
Gorgeous!
Thanks!
Nice! I was just editing some butterfly images myself!
I think the first one is also an American Lady though… and the yellow one is Papilio glaucus as opposed to machaon.
The American and Painted Lady are strikingly similar, and I still must refer to this Handy Picture to remind myself of the differences: https://bugguide.net/node/view/236368
Yeah the dorsal sides are indeed very similar.
Yes, thanks. The first is actually the American Lady. The second is the Psinted Lady.
Very nice pictures! I really enjoyed that, so thank you.
Incredible details! Vivid colors. Thank you, Martin.
Spectacular color!
Thanks so much for these gorgeous photos!
Wow. Lovely! Thank you.
D.A.
NYC
Very nice! 🦋🦋🦋
Wonderful!
Ooh, thanks!
Very lovely pictures!