Palamedes Swallowtail
Welcome to my butterfly pictures page. I believe I have accurately identified the various butterflies here, but I would always appreciate confirmation or corrections. You can contact me here.
I shot 04/08 this while trying to catch some pictures of waxwings in the front yard pine trees.
 Dog Face (Sulpher) Butterfly Pictures here. | I also caught this Buckeye |
 Above: Monarch Butterfly and Two Bees on Mexican Bush Sage. Wimberly, Texas, October 2003. I previously thought the plant was Mexican Sage. Gil initially disagreed, but Doug says "That is one of the Salvia Leucantha, Mexican Bush Sages." and Gil is now on board with that! |
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Above: Pipe-Vine Swallowtail on Dreamland Zinnia
AKA Pipevine Swallowtail, Blue Swallowtail
October 2003, Wimberley, TX.
Common Wood Nymph,
Wimberley, Texas, October 2003
AKA Wood nymph, Large wood nymph, Southern wood nymph, Blue-eyed grayling, Google eye
Note the common wood nymph butterfly picture above shows the spots on the wings. Those look a bit like eyes. Birds will go for the eyes of something they're eating first. Thus, this is a defense mechanism for butterflies, as birds will go for the spots on the wings and not the "real" eyes. This probably explains the V-shaped hole in the upper right part of this butterfly's wings.
Hope you enjoyed looking at the butterfly pictures! These are a challenge to shoot as they seldom stay in one place for long.
Once again thanks to Gil for identifying the Queen, above. I thought it was a monarch what I shot it. Says Gil: "Your butterfly is a Queen, Danaus gilippus, and is identifiable as a female, of the southwestern race. As you might have guessed, Queens are closely related to Monarchs, which are in the same genus." This was shot in 10/2007 in the Davis Mountains.
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