Monthly Archives: August 2012

Butterflies – White Admiral – Limenitis arthemis

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – White Admiral – Limenitis arthemis

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Butterflies – Red Cracker – Hamadryas amphinome

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Red Cracker – Hamadryas amphinome Photographed at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2009. The Crackers includes 20 member of the species Hamadryas.  They all share a calico pattern of their upperwing.   The pattern enables them … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Doris Longwing – Heliconius doris

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Doris Longwing – Heliconius doris Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) The Doris Longwing is found in Central America south into the Amazon watershed of South America.  The basic identification … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia Photographed on Merritt Island in Florida while on a cycling tour in 2011. A member of the brush-footed family of butterflies (Nymphalidae), the medium-sized Buckeye is very wide spread in North America and … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Blue Morpho – Morpho peleides

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Blue Morpho – Morpho peleides The above Blue Morpho butterfly was photographed at the Carleton University Exhibit in 2011. The Blue Morpho is a large butterfly (12 cm or more) which is commonly on exhibit at live butterfly … Continue reading →

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Butterflies – Pink-edged Sulfur – Colias interior

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Pink-edged Sulfur – Colias interior

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Butterflies – Striped Hairstreak – Satyrium liparops

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Striped Hairstreak – Satyrium liparops  

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Butterflies – Pearl Crescent – Phyciodes tharo

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Pearl Crescent – Phyciodes tharo

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Butterflies – American Copper – Lycaena phlaeas

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Butterflies – American Copper – Lycaena phlaeas (a.k.a. Little Copper)  

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Butterflies – Milbert’s Tortoisshell – Nymphalis milberti

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ron

Butterflies – Milbert’s Tortoiseshell – Nymphalis milberti  

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