Sweetbriar Butterfly
Jan 25, 2019 14:08:07 #
That is a malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes). They do range in the US, but I thought they were pretty far south as most of their range is in Mexico. So this might be from a butterfly house?
Jan 25, 2019 17:51:26 #
Wildlife photographers take what out subjects give us. If they get nervous, that is even more true. I got lucky with this checker spot butterfly photographed at at 5,000 ft.+ in the mountains west of Teton Pass. Life can be tough for wildlife here, especially seemingly fragile creatures like butterflies. This one was a little past the prime of life when photographed in early August. A little tattered around the edges, it is, nonetheless, a thing of beauty.
Jan 25, 2019 19:12:18 #
Jan 26, 2019 14:00:32 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
That is a malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes). They do range in the US, but I thought they were pretty far south as most of their range is in Mexico. So this might be from a butterfly house?
Good call Mark. Yes, the photo was taken at the Sweetbriar Nature Preserve which has a butterfly house. Thanks for taking a look and identifying the butterfly for me.
Jan 26, 2019 14:01:45 #
adamsg wrote:
Wildlife photographers take what out subjects give us. If they get nervous, that is even more true. I got lucky with this checker spot butterfly photographed at at 5,000 ft.+ in the mountains west of Teton Pass. Life can be tough for wildlife here, especially seemingly fragile creatures like butterflies. This one was a little past the prime of life when photographed in early August. A little tattered around the edges, it is, nonetheless, a thing of beauty.
Yes, butterflies are things of beauty.
Jan 26, 2019 14:02:21 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Beautiful download with great detail and color, Bmac.
Thanks Donna, glad you liked the image.
Jan 26, 2019 20:58:33 #
Jan 26, 2019 20:59:38 #
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