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Title: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: Barbarian on July 07, 2008, 12:48:07 PM
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While I was looking for herons down in the Trinity River, the herons were elsewhere, but this guy was out in the sun.
Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: JudyB on July 09, 2008, 03:57:20 PM
What kind of butterfly is that, do you know? 

Nice crisp lines offset by the colour of the flower.  Beautiful!
Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: Barbarian on July 13, 2008, 10:10:34 PM
It's a nymphalid, I think, but I don't know the species.  I studied entomology in Iowa, and I'm not very up on the Texas species.

Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: Ellette on July 14, 2008, 12:02:27 AM
I LOVE the way the light is kind of shining through the wing closest to us.  Really makes it almost glow.
Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: SmokeytheDog on July 15, 2008, 03:30:16 AM
I think it was a good exchange for the herons!
Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: Edith S on December 08, 2008, 09:12:42 PM
It's a Gulf Fritillary butterfly.  The undersides of the wings are silver.  Absolutely beautiful!  ~Edith
Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: Barbarian on December 08, 2008, 11:32:30 PM
So it is a nymphalid.   Thank you very much.

Title: Re: Accidental Butterfly
Post by: JudyB on December 10, 2008, 09:00:17 AM
IT is beautiful.
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