Saturday, September 15, 2018

Painted Lady Butterfly

It's not just Monarchs and hummingbirds that like Tithonia. Here is a Painted Lady drinking nectar:

2018-9-15. Painted Lady 1
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2018-9-15. Painted Lady 2

This one wasn't opening her wings, so you can't see the vivid coloring on their upper side.

4 comments:

Rachel said...

Great shots!

Ainsworthiana said...

Thanks! It helps when the critters cooperate.

Jon C said...

I really enjoy your butterfly & moth photos, along with commentary!

Ainsworthiana said...

Thank you. I'm glad I'm not actually boring people to death with this stuff.