Here's a small selection of my butterfly photos from Green-Wood Cemetery. I'll add to this posting as I take more photos:
Been seeing a lot of
Sachem skippers within the past couple of weeks.
After the Mourning Cloak, the
Black Swallowtail is one of the early arrivals but are continuing to be seen fairly frequently.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails had their moment but seem to be less abundant in recent days.
Like starlings and House Sparrows, I sometimes feel obligated to take pictures of
Cabbage Whites.
I'm still learning to tell the difference between the
Clouded Sulfur and Orange Sulfur. Apparently, so are most people.
A fairly old photo I took of a
Banded Hairstreak that I misidentified as an
Edward's Hairstreak ... or did I?
The
Red-banded Hairstreak's fantastic markings are easily overlooked given their diminutive size. Compare it to the butterfly weed it's feeding on.
The
Eastern Tailed-Blue is another tiny butterfly with lovely, subtle coloration that's easy to miss.
"So where's the blue on the
Summer Azure", you might ask. Like the equally small Eastern Tailed-Blue, you only see the blue in flight or when it flattens out its wings.
No need to introduce the
Monarch butterfly. Green-Wood Cemetery has done a great job planting lots of milkweed for this declining species.
Love the peacock-like spots along the trailing edge of the
Variegated Fritillary's wings.
Another beauty that's easily overlooked due to its tiny size, look for the
Pearl Crescent on the wild bergamot flowers.
I feel like by naming the
Common Buckeye "common" it does this beautiful butterfly a disservice.
Here's a nice view of the punctuation that gives the
Question Mark its name.
I was surprised to learn that the
Red Admiral is not unique to North American. It can also be found in Europe.
The
American Lady is one of two "lady" butterflies. The other being Painted Lady.
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