Saturday, June 30, 2012

Butterflies on Milkweeds

Butterflies on Milkweeds -- © Dave Spier

As a followup to the previous blog, here is a selection of four butterfly species sipping nectar from Common Milkweed flowers.


Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

(Eastern) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)

(Eastern) Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus glaucus)

(Eastern) Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus glaucus)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus plexippus)

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