A Painted Lady butterfly lights upon orange and yellow lantana. Despite living only a couple of weeks, these speckled lepidoptera are probably the most widespread butterfly in the world.This is Camera Critters Sunday, so hop on over HERE to view more.
Gorgeous butterfly! I love the warm colors of this pic :)
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Painted ladies are so lovely! This is a wonderful picture.
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Aren't they pretty butterflies? The lantana is a perfect colour for this photograph too. Schoolkids here often raise Painted Ladies in their classrooms for release.
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I love the shot of the "Gulf Fritillary".
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Nice photo. They are usually hard to approach.
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Absolutely gorgeous shot!
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ReplyDeleteI was trying to take that exact picture yesterday! The dang butterfly would not stay still. I got the flower. :-) Maybe I will post that another day. You can see the flower in the background on my post today.
ReplyDeleteThat is an absolutely fantastic picture! The detail is superb!
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Jackie (Glasgow and Sibiu DPs)
Very pretty, and amazing that you have captured the tiny falling blossom in mid-air!
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Beautiful "painted lady" I just love Monarchs! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteBreathtakingly beautiful! This is absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular! A real beauty!
ReplyDeleteI am finishing my rounds on camera critters. Very nice photo, I love the butterflies.
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