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whatnext10 · 1 year
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Phaon Crescent Butterflies Absolutely Love the Spring Sun
Phaon Crescent Butterflies Absolutely Love the Spring Sun shows one of these gorgeous spring butterflies warming itself in the afternoon sun.
Sun Worshipper One of our most colorful spring butterflies is the Phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon). It’s a brushfooted butterfly like the American lady and the gulf fritillary, and it’s usually one of the first ones to appear, so it’s frequently on the wing while the weather is still a little cool, especially at night. Insects depend on the temperature outside (or inside, when they manage to get…
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richleighton · 4 years
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White Peacock Butterfly! Welcome to the next installment of a new series of nature photos that will be short & sweet, and all about the native and naturalized wildlife that is all around us with just one or two interesting nature facts that you might not know about. If you want to find out even more, simply click on the links below!
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whatnext10 · 1 year
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The Lovely American Lady is One Colorful Butterfly
The Lovely American Lady is One Colorful Butterfly shows readers a macro photo of an American lady while feeding. It emphasizes the beautiful, bright colors of the butterfly and gives a nice view of how the butterfly eats.
Painted The air is full of butterflies right now, which isn’t a big surprise since there are wildflowers everywhere, too. One of the most colorful butterflies that we have here in eastern North America is the American lady (Vanessa virginiensis). These butterflies are also known as American painted ladies, painted beauties, and damas dos ojos. They are Brush-footed butterflies and are closely…
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whatnext10 · 2 years
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Yet Another Beautiful, Colorful Brushfooted Butterfly
Yet Another Beautiful, Colorful Brushfooted Butterfly introduces readers to the queen butterfly, a close relative of the monarch. It shows readers how similar this butterfly is to the monarch, and then gives some interesting facts about the species.
Long Live the Queen Fall in central Florida is butterfly season. In south Florida most of these butterflies are around all year, but around here we get just enough cold weather to give them a distinct season. Most of them overwinter as either caterpillars or pupae, so fall tends to be an active breeding season. The other thing that tends to make fall butterfly season is the blooming of the…
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richleighton · 4 years
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Zebra Longwing! Welcome to the next installment of a new series of nature photos that will be short & sweet, and all about the native and naturalized wildlife that is all around us with just one or two interesting nature facts that you might not know about. If you want to find out even more, simply click on the links below!
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Rich Leighton May 13, 2020
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