s/y Nine of Cups Butterflies of the World |
Photographing butterflies is akin to photographing birds only harder because they're smaller and tend to flit and flutter more. That said, occasionally I've been fortunate enough to capture pix of these wonderful critters. Of course, if I have the photo, I'm then obsessed with identifying the type of butterfly. That, of course, presents more problems. Many butterflies are dimorphic (males and females look different) and of course, they look different when the wings are open versus closed. I picked up The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies which seems to do a pretty good job of including most butterflies we've encountered once I figure out what they might be. There are several local websites that help as well. By the way, if you notice an error, please let me know so I can correct it. I'm definitely a novice at this. I've posted even the ones we can't identify with the location where they were photographed. Thanks to Tim in Wisconsin for helping identify some of these! |
Zebras - Pico Duarte-Domincan Repub |
Diana fritillary (female) - Maryland,USA |
Pallid tiger swallowtail - WV, USA |
Milkweed monarch - Iowa, USA |
Clouded sulphur - Iowa, USA |
Zebra swallowtail - WV, USA |
Blue copper - Cedar Breaks, UT, USA |
Common sulphur - Maryland, USA |
Battus Polydamas - Iguazu, Argentina |
Blue Moon- Mangareva, Gambiers, FP |
No ID - Libertad, Ecuador |
Blue Morpho - Iquitos, Peru |
Hackberry - West Virgina, USA (Asterocampa celtis) |
Red cracker - Iquitos, Peru (Hamadryas amphinome) |
We'll add more photos as they become available. Remember, if you can help with the identification like Tim in Wisconsin did, it would be most appreciated! Thanks... |
Unidentified moth - Galapagos, Ecuador |
Moneybat - Bahamas Note: the bite out of the wing was Jelly's attempt to catch it and bring it to mama |
Colobura dirce - Iquitos, Peru |
Gray cracker - Tobago (Hamadryas februa) |
Unidentified moth(?) - Darien Jungle, Pan |
Unidentified moth - Easter Island |
Unidentified - Iquitos, Peru |
Heliconius erato- Trinidad |
Crow butterfly - Niue (Euploea lewinii eschscholtzii) |
Red Admiral - Iowa, USA (Vanessa atalanta) |
Soldier - Nevada, USA |
Mechantis doryssus - Darien Jungle, Panama Butterfly bliss! |
Red Admiral - Chatham Island (endemic to NZ) |