Southern Dogface — Image by kenne
Southern Dogface butterflies are so named for the yellow dog’s head marking surrounded by black on each
of their dorsal forewings. Their ventral wing surfaces are yellow with a small, black-ringed spot
on each forewing and either one or two small, brown to pink-ringed spots on each hindwing. The forewings
are point-tipped and can either be straight-edged to slightly hooked , as with this Southern Dogface.
— Source: The Firefly Forest
Photo-Artistry by kenne
Mariposa
— Edna St. Vincent Millay
Echo Azure Butterflies — Image by kenne
“Flies January through September. Echo Azures (wingspan 19 – 32 mm) range from Southern British Columbia,
east to Montana, and south along the Pacific Coast to Baja California, using a wide variety of habitats
with woody host plants. Larvae feed on a variety of plants, including wild lilacs, California buckeye, and blackberries.
With multiple flights per year, adults are active from spring to fall, feeding on larval host plants as well as toyon,
cascara, and pussypaws.
Previously the Azures were considered one species, but taxonomists have recently begun
reclassification into multiple species. Originally listed in Park documents as Celastrina argiolus ladon,
the Common Azure of the West is now recognized as Celastrina echo.” — Source: inaturalist.org
Empress Leilia Butterfly — Image by kenne
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Red Bordered Satye Butterfly — Image by kenne
What are you doing?
Did you not hear the word no?
Too proud to answer?
— kenne
Desert Orangetip Butterfly — Image by kenne
— H. L. Mencken
Tiny Checkerspot Butterflies (Aspen Loop, 07/08/13) — Image by kenne
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Echo Azure Butterflies — Image by kenne
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Eyespot Butterfly — Image by kenne
While on our Madidi National Park adventure, I took approximately 1000 photos, most of which will only be seen by blog followers and those who visit my Flickr account. Of those photos, I have uploaded 20 butterfly and moth images, which you can see by clicking here. I was not on a butterfly expedition, having very little knowledge of butterflies, especially in the Amazon. However, I love photographing and sharing butterfly images.
If you are interested in more information on Madidi National Park’s diverse ecosystems for plants and animals you might start with this posting from Mongabay: News & Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline — Expedition finds butterfly bonanza in Bolivian national park (PHOTOS).
— kenne
Desert Orangetip On a Fiddleneck — Photo-Art by kenne
“I discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art.
Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception.”
— from “Butterfies” by Vladimir Nabokov
Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterflies — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Variegated Fritillary On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Variegated Fritillary On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Fiery Skipper & Cloudless Giant Sulfur On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Variegated Fritillary On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Cloudless Giant Sulfur On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Cloudless Giant Sulfur On Mexican Bird of Paradise
Fiery Skipper On Mexican Bird of Paradise — Images by kenne
~William Wordsworth, “To a Butterfly”
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly — Images by kenne
Painted Lady On Western Sneezeweed — Image by kenne
In the meadow of the valley,
Where wild flowers are roaming free.
There are multitudes of colors
And their backdrop forest greens.
— from The Meadow by Robert Edgar Burns
Butterfly Circles and Squares (Mexican Yellow) — Image by kenne
— kenne
