todays bounty by Richardphotos

Photography • Macro • posted on Oct 11, 2008

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Description

Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Danaidae), adult Description: Adult butterflies are orange with black wing veins and bodies. Caterpillars are 2-3/4 inches long fully grown, with a pair of black antennae-like appendages (filaments) at either end of the body (2nd thoracic segment, 8th abdominal segment). The body is ringed with black, yellow and white stripes. The chrysalis is smooth and light green or blue with gold markings A skipper, (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Description: Young caterpillars are greenish-white with an oversized black head. Mature larvae are smooth, olive green, tapered toward the back end and have a black head. The body is constricted just behind the head, making larvae appear as if they had a neck. Two or three chalky white spots occur on the underside between the back legs. The male butterfly is orange-brown with a single large black spot on each forewing whereas the female is dark brown with a few silver and orange spots on the forewings. The wingspan is about 1 inch. Cotton square borer or gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus HÃ�ï¿½Ã�Â¼bner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Blues are small butterflies, usually with upper wing surfaces colored blue to gray-brown and undersides marked with dark spots. One of the smallest butterflies is the pygmy blue, Brevidium exilis (Boisduval), with a wingspan of 1/2 to 3/4 inch. Caterpillars feed on white pigweed, Chenopodium album, and some other plants credit for imformation http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/ I went to my favorite park and in a new garden was loaded with butterflies and bees. I had a hard time even seeing the little blue as it was drinking from dew on grass.I almost got 3 Monarchs at the same time, but one flew thanks for viewing and any comments

Comments (104)

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NekhbetSun

6:34AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

These are amazing shots Richard ! ....so so beautiful !!! H u g s

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photostar

6:51AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful collage and very informative narrative.

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magnus073

7:22AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

These are wonderful macro captures of these beauties Richard. Takes me back to school when we collected them. (Although the little blue one was never one I had) A really amazing collage my friend

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DAVER2112

7:23AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Excellent series!! Well done!

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LBJ2

7:27AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Great shots, Richard. And very interesting info too. Fantastic and beautiful butterflies there. Mother nature's own artwork. Stunning colours and patterns on these ones.+5

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fredster66

7:31AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful collage, wonderful color!

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tetsu-pino

8:02AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Wow!! Very beautiful captures!!! Splendid collage!!!

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THROBBE

8:03AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

I would love to see the photo on the left by itself but great work indeed!

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sazzart

8:35AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Aww, you know I'm weak when it comes to Buttys...Great Collage!I like this! 5 X 5 Mucho Gracias ;-)

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huismus

8:37AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful captures Richard! And thanks for the info.

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lucyjo

8:44AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful collage! I love butterflies!

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carinatiefenthaler

9:10AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Excellent collage!

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Ionel

9:19AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Very nice collage!

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schonee

9:43AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful!

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Nev2retour

9:54AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

very very beautiful !

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lizzibell

10:17AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful collage...

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Fidelity2

10:22AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Very very good. 5+!!!

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rockstrider

10:43AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful captures Richard - they are artwork in themselves! Excellent work and info my friend!!

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Minda

11:21AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

wow! this is really amazing collage richard...excellent shot,,very wonderful color...great info..

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Radar_rad-dude

11:22AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

A most beautiful and splendid montage! Great captures and framing!!!!!

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MagikUnicorn

11:22AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Excellent collage my friend

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ontar1

11:31AM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Beautiful collage, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ravenlady

12:21PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Lovely and fantastic shots! nice done

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MrsRatbag

12:59PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Wonderful collage!

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JeffG7BRJ

1:04PM | Sat, 11 October 2008

Now that is what I call a fruitful day out Richard, I actually saw my first Red Admiral of the year yesterday, it was clinging onto the net covering my pond. I got the camera and headed out but just as I got level and switched the camera on, a gust came and dragged it away and over the fence. So I am now happy that you at least managed to get a few shots in. Excellent montage of shots and information. Broavo!!!!!

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