Eastern Tiger 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.
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 Swallowtail Butterfly | 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.
The above looked a lot like an American Lady, but Gil suggests: It does, but it is a close relative, the Painted lady, Vanessa cardui. The Painted lady has smaller "eyespots" on its hindwing and thicker black markings on the forewing, compared with the American lady. The Painted lady is a cosmopolitan species, found over much of the globe.
Gil is the master at this, so I'm going with his theory! Davis Mountains, 2008.
Texas Hill Country Pictures Page 2 (More butterflies)
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