Animals

BUTTERFLIES (& MOTHS)

These wonderful insects come in all shapes, sizes and colors...

This Two-tailed Swallowtail is quite spectacular.

An amazing Juniper Hairstreak

Known as Weidemeyer's Admiral, these butterflies typcially fly from early June to late July.

This Mourning Cloak enjoys the afternoon sun.

The Common Buckeye looks anything but common!

While hard to tell from this angle, this could be a Western White.

These dainty Spring Azures can always be found near water.

Close-up of a Spring Azure

A Boisduval's Blue

This looks a lot like a male Boisduval's Blue.

The Hoary Comma tends to look very leaf-like.

This is possibly an Oreas Comma.

This Aphrodite Fritillary is in the Longwing butterfly family.

This appears to be a Meadow Fritillary.

This is perhaps a Variegated Fritillary.

The distinctive Calippe Fritillary.

This Monarch Butterfly caterpillar snacks on some Milkweed.

Moths are closely related to butterflies but can be distinguished in several ways, such as the shape of their antennae, their resting wing posture, and body structure.

The Police Car Moth is one of the few species primarily active during the day.

A White-lined Sphinx Moth (or Hummingbird Moth) gathers a meal from some Columbine flowers.




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