Close-up of a large butterfly with broad expanses of orange and brown on its wings. It sits upon a cluster of green leaves.

I cheated yesterday and went to a butterfly house, but I felt in need of a lepidoptera fix ... and I got it!

Also, it warmed my heart to hear several children rattling off the Latin and common names of species as we trudged through the exhibit

#Stunday
#Butterflies

A tiger swallowtail at Yaquina Head in Newport, Oregon.

Out to Yaquina Head for whale spouts, eagles, parasailors, and butterflies.

#Photography #Oregon #Newport #PNW #OregonCoast #YaquinaHead #Butterflies

INaturalist says this is a Variable Checkerspot on the way to Big Rock Ridge near Novato, CA. Taken on 4/4/26

So many #butterflies on today’s hike

A yellow sulphur-toned butterfly is seen over a leaf. It has pale yellow wings with a white band on the hindwings, while the forewings have white tones with black bands along the edges. Its eyes are grey, and it has black antennae.

A butterfly is seen below a thick branch under a bush. The butterfly has eyes with white bands on them and a pattern of brown, black, and white bands and dots on its wings. Two of these dots are so big that they resemble owl eyes when they are open.

A black butterfly is seen resting on a green leaf in a bush. The out-of-focus background shows the ground covered with dried leaves. The butterfly has black wings with yellow patches on the tips of the forewings and crimson red patches on the hindwings. There is also a single red spot at the base of each wing.

A butterfly is seen perched below a leaf on a tree. The butterfly has a pattern on its wings that resembles a tiger’s markings. Its antennae are black and end in clubs of yellow color.

Had to take the macro finally out and look at these beauties! Left to right a sulphur butterfly, Split banded owlet butterfly, Red bordered Pixie and a Tiger longwing butterfly.

P.S. Now I wonder about the 105mm because of the vibration control.

#butterflies #invertebrates #insects #photography

This month, last year #butterflies

A large yellow butterfly with black tiger stripes sips nectar from a daisy, facing the camera with wings partly open and swept back. He is surrounded by green foliage and more daisies. Papilio glaucus and Astranthium ciliatum. Oklahoma Northern Crosstimbers ecoregion 29a.

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Western Daisies today in the garden. I've seen several fly by in the past few weeks, but he's the first to stay long enough for pictures. #gardening #nativeplants 🌱 #butterflies #lepidoptera

"my growth is not stopping this life. it's demanding a bigger one." 🪸✨

A whole lot of purple paint. this page from october still hits hard.

something about a door covered in butterflies just feels right. 🖤

#artjournal #artbluesky #mixedmedia #butterflies

Another of the yesterday’s #monarch visit. All hail to the queen!

#photography #butterflies #nature #gardens

I'm glad this mourning cloak posed so well for me, kind of annoying though that it chose to pose on some dung. Still, looking beautiful. Albany County, New York, April 2026
#insects #arthropods #butterflies

Long Tailed Tit nest

Long Tailed Tit nest

Bird ringing alley was sheltered and warm

Peacock butterfly was one of several

Afternoon walk at Stanford Reservoir in high winds. A few Peeacock #butterflies found sheltered sunnyspots to bask in. Spotted what looks likely to be a Lottie nest... @stanfordbirder.bsky.social

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with the feathered friends being somewhat elusive this afternoon it was left to the Butterflies on the common to occupy my time @worcswt.bsky.social #potd #photooftheday #butterflies

Happy Saturday!

A tiny Eastern Tailed-Blue on White Clover for a brief respite from the crazy world.

#Photography99 📷 🌱 #Butterflies 🦋

A brown and grey hairstreak butterfly sits on some juniper branches

Loki hairstreak (Callophrys loki). Riverside County, CA. March 2026.

This butterfly is only found in a few counties in Southern California and in northern Baja. It uses juniper as a host plant. Really excited to find one!

#lepidoptera #butterfly #butterflies #CaliforniaButterflies

A spicebush swallowtail butterfly is sitting on the ground. The pic, shot from above, shows large black wings slightly apart. The black background is contrasted by white-to-teal splotches on the wing edges, with two orange spots near the body.

Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus). #photography #butterfly #butterflies #insect #floridainsect #nature #wildlife #lepidoptera #spicebushswallowtail #spicebushbutterfly #naturephotograph #photos A

Good morning, Bluesky people. Here is a silver-spotted skipper on a birdsfoot lotus, a member of the pea family, in Arizona. #skippers #butterflies #insects #wildflowers #macro #photography

I learned yesterday that a swarm of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope, which is just perfect. Dozens of Painted Ladies spotted in the neighborhood yesterday. #photo #photography #butterflies #paintedladies #butterfly

We've had an explosion of Painted Lady butterflies appearing everywhere! So many of them are taking refuge in the trees, due to high winds 🌬🦋
#photography #nature #insects #butterflies #Spring

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Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia Cyane)
Butterfly 2022-13

Just because something is new or old
Does not instantly make it good or bad

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #macro #photography #beauty #monday #nature #insect #photo #photodaily #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

I was creeped out at first, then remembered Lady bug larva are scary looking too.
#Butterflies #Moths 🦋 🐞 ❤️
#Conservation

From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record Bluebells are flowering, swallows are returning and orange-tip butterflies are flying in what could become Britain’s earliest recorded spring. Records for early spring occurrences are being smashed as 2026 looks to be the earliest this century for frogspawn laying, blackbirds nesting, brimstone butterflies emerging and hazel flowering, according to Nature’s Calendar, which has logged citizen science records of seasonal change since 2000. This spring has had the earliest egg-laying in an 80-year study of great tits in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, with the 23 March sighting beating the previous record by three days. The birds’ average egg-laying has moved forward by 16 days since the 1960s, with these tits and other species needing to ensure their chicks are fed on caterpillars emerging with the new spring leaves. Dunsford Woods, in Devon, has logged its earliest tit egg – in the nest of a coal tit – since records began in 1955. Record-breaking early tit egg-laying has been seen in the Netherlands as well, reflecting dramatic climatic shifts across northern Europe. While some scientific studies have highlighted the risk of “phenological mismatch”, whereby one species synchronised to another cannot keep pace with the climate-induced changes of others, the earlier-laying tits offer hope...

From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record
->The Guardian | More on "UK spring records climate change" at BigEarthData.ai | #Bird #Butterflies

My favourite Today's Happy Photo. Shared before but worth another look. Wings dried, this butterfly is literally about to shoot off and become a blur, see the wings tremble? #monarch #butterflies #photography

Close up, a beautiful butterfly, in her face with my camera. On a purple flower.

This butterfly was very patiently waiting on me, I’m exhausted today…

#bloomscrolling
#floweraday #flowers
#flowerreport
#butterflies
#naturephotography

Monarch #butterflies are not native to #Australia. They arrived in the mid-1800’s. I see one to two a year in my #garden.

#insects #photography

– saw my 1ˢᵗ Mourning Cloak of the year this afternoon on our walk! ˙··˙˙·..·🦋
– …also: 1ˢᵗ lemonade stand of the season 🍋🥤 → bought 2 ✌️😌

· #eventfulday 🙂
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· #Printemps 🪻

Shadvin, a blue and orange red panda, and Tristain, a grey and rainbow colored snow leopard butterfly, are in a magical forest clearing surrounded by butterflies and little red pandas. Tristain is sitting on Shadvin’s lap and is holding a pointer finger up for a butterfly to perch onto it. Their tails are draped over each other and the two are smiling and relaxed.

Just finished this gorgeous piece recently for the always wonderful FurryJames and his partner Shadvin on discord! Enjoy :3c
Tristain (the snow leopard butterfly) is owned by James, Shadvin (the red panda) is owned by Shadvin (the person).
#spring #springtime #furry #furryart #butterflies

Love the diptych of this gorgeous Pearl Crescent butterfly in our upper meadow during the golden hour.

I have been showing more diptychs today to show both sides of butterfly wings. I hope you enjoy them.

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋

Pearl Crescent butterfly checking me out during my stroll in our upper meadow. She kept flying around and landing near me. Love the texture of the grass, clover and dandelion flower around her. 🧡💚

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋

Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly depositing her eggs on wild Vetch, the host plant for their caterpillars. I have never photographed them laying eggs before today. Exciting. There are dozens of Blues throughout our meadows right now. Obviously, many more to come…

#Photography99 📷 #Butterflies 🦋