It took me some time this afternoon, to identify this butterfly. I photographed it today while walking by a certain area on the path, where yesterday, I had the good luck of finding a sparrow drying off from its' bath. I was hoping to find more song sparrows in this area but instead found this butterfly.
An important thing I learned and never knew was the difference between a moth and a butterfly - that's where I had a problem - I kept trying to identify this as a moth. Anyway - Butterflies are mostly brightly colored day-flying insects with long clubbed antennae and most moths fly at night and lack clubs at the end of their antennae.
Will you remember this when you see a moth flying during the day with long clubbed antennae - that it isn't a moth - but a butterfly? If you're like me you'll forget as soon as you read this.
When I first moved here I loved to photograph birds - now everything catches my eye as a potential subject for a photograph. I enjoy trying to identify what it is I come across.
I took a close up view and noticed the bluish yellowish body. How pretty!
4 comments:
it's strange to me that people are so disgusted with moth even knowing that it'll turn into a beautiful butterfly, I think that when they suddenly appeared and touched you cheek and people move and scream, it's insane, I think the moth wants to be seen before she becomes beautiful, you photos are wonderful and the flowers, divine, beautiful post Sandy
thanks Lorraine -i think a lot of people scream at little things, moths, bees, pill bugs, etc. One of the things that makes me scream are potatoe bugs - those are creep-eeeeee!
I will admit to my total disgust of German cockroach oh it's so round and huge and oh yak lol
I'm trying to catch up on what you've posted ( a lot! ) in the last 2 or 3 days and am enjoying the variety...love the fluffy bird photos...and now the butterfly...so pretty!
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