Butterfly photos

This turns out not to be a monarch but a viceroy butterfly. Thank you KevinMHall for your astute observation. Made Explore page for Interestingness

Another capture of a Monarch Butterfly feeding on a flower at the English Gardens... The trick I find with trying to get these shots of the butterflies is to get them on a flower that will allow you to have a decent background that will not pull your attention away from the main subject.. such as this shot here, where i focused on a flower that stood above the rest and just waited for the Monarch to come to it... which he eventually did.... Please press "L" to see the larger lightbox version…

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ナミアゲハ Papilio xuthus

Also known as the Rice Paper Butterfly, this beautiful creature can be seen in quantity and very close up at the Cockrell Butterfly Exhibit at the HMNS.

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