Butterflies

Welcome.  I have found the butterflies below in my back yard in Georgia.  I was amazed at the varieties and am now interested in their life cycles.  Here are a few things I found note worthy:
  • There are 6 Family varieties.{click here]
    • Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
    • Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
    • Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
    • Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
    • Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
    • Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
  • They have thin line antennas with a ball on the end unlike moths which are like a fern or brush
  • Live 4 weeks vs the Monarch that will live up to 10 months
  • Wings, when landed, are straight over their bodies unlike moths which will lay flat
  • Moth bodies are fatter and the colors are duller than that of a butterfly

I hope you enjoy your visit
BLACKSWALLOW1.jpg (36275 bytes)
BlackSwallowTail		 BLACKSWALLOW2.jpg (72842 bytes)
BlackSwallowTail		 BLACKSWALLOW3.jpg (62590 bytes)
BlackSwallowTail		 BLACKYELLOW.jpg (75215 bytes)
Black&Tiger
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EasternTiger
Swallowtail		 butter3.jpg (49681 bytes)
EasternTiger
Swallowtail		 EASTERNTIGER.jpg (82626 bytes)
EasternTiger
Swallowtail		 buckeye4.jpg (58266 bytes)
Tropical Buckeye
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Gulf Fritillary		 gulffritillary2.jpg (62660 bytes)
Gulf Fritillary		 gulfritillary3.jpg (81332 bytes)
Gulf Fritillary		 Painted Lady.jpg.jpg (51375 bytes)
Painted Lady

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Carolina Roadside Skipper		 hmmm.jpg (41888 bytes)
Male Fiery Skipper		 LongTailSkipper.jpg (50613 bytes)
LongTailedSkipper
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Red Line HairStreak		 no1.jpg (91517 bytes)
SouthernPearlyEye		 unsure2.jpg (62963 bytes)
I am unsure of this		 sulfur.jpg (68698 bytes)
Mimosa Yellow
Sulfur Butterfly

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If you want to use my pictures please link to my sight & credit.  It took diligence in going to the garden and waiting for the critters.  In some cases, pictures are updated when a better one is obtained. Thank you. Ray Spoto
 

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