Cloudless Sulfur plus some by Richardphotos
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Description
I took these day before yesterday
center yellow black
Common Name: Cloudless sulfur
Scientific Name: Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus)
Order: Lepidoptera
Adults of the alfalfa caterpillar, Colias eurytheme Boisduval, are commonly seen sulfur butterflies. Adults have a 2 inch wingspan and wings are yellow to orange-yellow with black markings along the wing margins (on males, markings are solid and in females, black markings are interrupted by spots). The caterpillar stages feed on leaves of alfalfa and soybeans, growing to 1-1/2 inch long with green bodies marked on each side with a thin white stripe in which a finer red line occurs.
Life Cycle: Adults overwinter in south Texas. Females lay eggs on host plants. Caterpillars hatching from eggs develop through several stages before forming a smooth chrysalis suspended from a plant stem by its base and a silk thread.The Clouded Sulphur is found almost anywhere in the United States and Mexico. Its wings are lemon-yellow with a black border and spot on each forewing. The female can be very pale yellow, making it harder to distinguish from other types of butterflies. The average wingspan is 2
bottom right
A skipper, (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Description: Young caterpillars are greenish-white with an oversized black head. Mature larvae are smooth, olive green, tapered toward the back end and have a black head. The body is constricted just behind the head, making larvae appear as if they had a neck. Two or three chalky white spots occur on the underside between the back legs. The male butterfly is orange-brown with a single large black spot on each forewing whereas the female is dark brown with a few silver and orange spots on the forewings. The wingspan is about 1 inch.
upper left
Common Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus communis
Hesperiidae
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
upper right is a Buckeye I believe. there are always many here
this is the first time for me to the yellow one with the wings open and only because I was able to catch in flight
first time to catch 3 butterflies in flight with another eating nectar
thanks for viewing and any comments
Comments (86)
Wow, Richard, I love these photos, wonderful reminder about summer! Thanks for sharing:)
Ours all mainly too cold at present. Great to see these varieties we don't have here.
Beautiful collage!
Wonderful collage.
Very lovely shot! Nice!
Very beautiful collage!!
This is beautiful...
Excellent collage! :)
Superb collage, excellent idea :)
Splendid composition and colors my friend
Love the presentation Richard.
beautiful :-)
Wonderful collage, Richard!!!
very wonderful collage!! Fantastic butterfly photos!!
Love your butterfly montage. A great way to show off your photos - very imaginative work. Love the great shots - wonderful color and clarity. Excellent job on this!
Excellent collage of captures. Great information. Well done!
Excellent!
Great captures
beautiful collage of butterflies Richard, Excellent captures well done..
I am always enthralled by your macros. The insect images are always the most amazing, due, I believe,to your skill in being able to capture their intricacy and detail. These are no exception--excellent studies, Richard!!!!!
These are some great captures of the little guy here Richard. I've seen them before but never knew the proper name nor seen such detailed captures
All the photos are splendid richard! nice done
Superb collage!
Beautiful shots! Excellent dissertation on these love Insects!!
Excellent and very creative and beautiful collage my friend........!!!!!!
An excellent collage - superb work
Beautiful images..
Beautiful collage, Richard!!! the last days of summer...ok not here in FL lol.
Beautiful collage, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the presentation and super cool shots Richard ! Hugsss ~