Butterfly: This little yellow butterfly was kind enough to sit still for a portrait. The golden moth was similarly cooperative.

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

This little yellow butterfly was kind enough to sit still for a portrait. [1/640, f/6.4, iso200]

The golden moth was similarly cooperative. [1/60, f/5.9, iso80]

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dstalnaker Loc: Round Rock, Tx

Love the second one. Your Golden Moth is actually one of the many Skipper Butterflies.

Dee Dee

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

Thank you very much Dee Dee for introducing me to the Skipper butterfly. I did now look it up in Wikipedia and learn it's a butterfly because it's diurnal (daytime active) I guess, but beyond that it gets quite complicated. Sorry I confused matters by mistakenly terming it a "moth". Thanks for your help. BTW, I like the Skipper pic better too. It's too bad there doesn't seem to be a way to edit the mistake out in the initial post that I could find.

nealabello Loc: SB Wine Country

tom99 wrote:

Thank you very much Dee Dee for introducing me to the Skipper butterfly. I did now look it up in Wikipedia and learn it's a butterfly because it's diurnal (daytime active) I guess, but beyond that it gets quite complicated. Sorry I confused matters by mistakenly terming it a "moth". Thanks for your help. BTW, I like the Skipper pic better too. It's too bad there doesn't seem to be a way to edit the mistake out in the initial post that I could find.

You can tell the difference with most of the butterflies in that they have knobby antennae instead of feathery antennae of moths.

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Glad they cooperated with you!

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

>>>>You can tell the difference with most of the butterflies in that they have knobby antennae instead of feathery antennae of moths.<<<<

Yes, thank you nealabello, that's a better way to tell them apart <lol>

And yes, Sue, I'm afraid that my very humble attempts at wildlife photography do depend on their cooperation which I'm glad for.

___Tom