Along toward the end of summer these butterflies appear. I always look forward to them!
August 13, 2011
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she is very pretty. I’ve never seen one and looked it up to see if their range includes Michigan, and it looks like it doesn’t.
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Comment by kateri — August 14, 2011 @ 7:24 am
Yes, they seem to be just in the west for some reason.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:47 pm
A new one to me! I see why you like them. Thanks for scaling it against the chicory.
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Comment by sandy — August 14, 2011 @ 8:53 am
They don’t appear as white in the photos as they do in person for some reason, and I don’t know why they appear so late in summer.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:49 pm
Well, I love flutterbys, esp in Montana! =)
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Comment by Tricia — August 14, 2011 @ 9:55 am
I like them too. Haven’t been able to photograph many this summer though.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:49 pm
Beautiful. What a nice combination with the purple and yellow.
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — August 14, 2011 @ 11:41 am
They are seen most often with the purple flowers of late summer. Nice contrasts!
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:50 pm
What stunning captures of this exquisitely sweet butterfly. Excellent!
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Comment by Marcie — August 14, 2011 @ 11:51 am
I’m surprised the photos turned out at all. They were taken at nearly eight o’clock in a canyon where the sun sets at about three. I didn’t have my close-up lens and used on-camera flash with an 18-135mm lens. Somehow they worked!
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:53 pm
Very pretty! It’s been a while since I’ve seen butterflies around here.
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Comment by thedailyclick — August 14, 2011 @ 12:25 pm
The butterflies seemed to appear late here this year, but they are doing well at the moment. Their time is short though. We are only about a month away from our first snow.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:54 pm
Hi Montucky, I like these pictures of that Butterfly a lot! Great lighting and mood. Have a super evening and a great day tomorrow!
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — August 14, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
I always look forward to this species and was very happy to see them the other evening. Now I’d like to see one on a Pearly Everlasting blossom, but they haven’t bloomed yet.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
Butterflies there in Montana! Good. I’ve not seen them here in several weeks. I do have monarchs coming through. You took the picture at 8:00 p.m.? Good technique to get the photo.
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Comment by Jack Matthews — August 14, 2011 @ 4:05 pm
These have just begun to show up and they are out in abundance, especially along an old road that I often walk upon in the evening. Must have been a very large hatch there.
We do not get Monarchs here though: wish we did, but there are many other species.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 8:01 pm
Lovely b’fly! We don’t have that variety this far east. . . Thanks for the photo!
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Comment by Paula Tohline Calhoun — August 14, 2011 @ 4:17 pm
Yes, this is a western only species whose life is attached to the conifers.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 8:02 pm
How pretty! You wrote words that are music to my Arizona ear, “toward the end of summer.” Of course, that probably doesn’t apply here anyway and it’s probably a sad time for you…
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Comment by Candace — August 14, 2011 @ 5:39 pm
It’s a little sad Candace, but after a rainless and very hot July and August, by September we are looking forward to the first snowfall and an end to summer.
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Comment by montucky — August 14, 2011 @ 8:04 pm
Wow love these pics 🙂
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Comment by Hanny — August 15, 2011 @ 12:11 am
Thanks Hanny! And thanks for visiting!
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Comment by Montucky — August 15, 2011 @ 8:27 pm
Gorgeous captures… I’ll hope for some sightings of this butterfly myself soon! 🙂
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Comment by Victoria — August 16, 2011 @ 9:19 am
These should be still around when you get up here. You will probably see them on the Pearly Everlasting! And if you’re very lucky, get a photo of one on an Indian Paintbrush!
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Comment by Montucky — August 16, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
Is this the Pine Butterfly that causes harm to pine trees around here?
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Comment by Kim — August 17, 2011 @ 2:14 pm
I’ve read that they do, but I’ve never seen it.
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Comment by Montucky — August 18, 2011 @ 9:12 pm