butterfly ID
Sep 21, 2019 19:40:31 #
Sep 21, 2019 19:51:52 #
innershield wrote:
anyone know what this is
Nice sharp shot. I think this is a Brushfooted butterfly, this
one called Painted Lady.
Sep 21, 2019 20:06:02 #
Sep 21, 2019 20:32:43 #
It's a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Beautiful butterfly. Fairly common around Phoenix. Doesn't tolerate freezes but annually repopulates from Mexico and the borderlands as far as the northern tier and Canada. Dines from a long menu of nectar producing blossoms --likes thistles especially.
Beautiful butterfly. Fairly common around Phoenix. Doesn't tolerate freezes but annually repopulates from Mexico and the borderlands as far as the northern tier and Canada. Dines from a long menu of nectar producing blossoms --likes thistles especially.
Sep 22, 2019 08:40:10 #
Sep 22, 2019 12:01:17 #
I was in a nursery in Star Valley, AZ (outside Payson) with my
RX10M4 and spotted this guy
RX10M4 and spotted this guy
Sep 23, 2019 02:14:35 #
Daswhitney
Loc: Honolulu
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