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Tuesday, October 14. 2008

Butterfly du Jour: Orange Sulphur

It's been a terrible year for butterflies in Yankeeland, and I have never seen so few Monarchs migrating through our gardens. (I blame global cooling.)

But I did see a stunning and feisty Orange Sulphur on my woodpile this morning. It's their flight season. This one had wide black margins like the one in the photo, but their coloration is variable.

It looked like an orange autumn Maple leaf, taking flight.

Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation, Our Essays at 10:41 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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BD, nice pic. Ditto with the monarchs. I didn't see very many swallowtails during the summer. How about you? Leaf color has been very good in Cow Hampshire.
#1 jappy on 2008-10-14 17:35 (Reply)
I blame my jeep. My jeep has done its best this year to reduce the insect population of North America. The front fascia looks like an insect killing fields. I think some bugs have become permanent fixtures of the paint. Someday some archaeologist will dig up the bones of my jeep and find 21st century bugs permanently entombed in clear coat and point to the decline of civilization from that evidence.

But you have a point. I have noticed that there are far fewer butterflies than I can recall. when I was growing up in Illinois, I used to chase them across my front lawn. Now in north Texas, I saw very very few of them this summer....either smashed in my grill OR flitting freely across the yardscape. Strange....
#2 JoeC on 2008-10-14 20:53 (Reply)

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