The Flutter Files Name: White Admiral Butterfly or possibly Western White Admiral Species: Limenitis arthemis Native to: Much of Canada, with the Western White Admiral in Alaska and western Canada Date Seen: […]
White Admiral Butterfly
Anise Swallowtail Butterfly
Bug Bits Name: Anise Swallowtail Butterfly Species: Papilio zelicaon Native to: Western North America Date Seen: May 2012 Location: Southern Alberta Notes: A large butterfly – 52 to 80 mm (2.0 to […]
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
The Flutter Files Name: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Species: Papilio canadensis Native to: All Canadian Provinces and Northern U.S. States Date Seen: June 2013 Location: Southern Alberta Notes: Large (53mm to 80mm; […]
Painted Lady Butterfly – Arizona
The Flutter Files Name: Painted Lady Butterfly Species: Vanessa cardui Native to: Found on most continents (except Australia and Antarctica) in many climates. Date Seen: November 2016, October 2016 Location: North of […]
Empress Leilia Butterfly
The Flutter Files Name: Empress Leilia Butterfly Species: Asterocampa leilia Native to: Central and southern Arizona (except for the southwest) as well as south Texas, Mexico and Baja Date Seen: March 2014 […]
Cabbage White Butterfly
In a past post, White Butterflies Hiding in a Hay Field, I wasn’t able to actually get a photo of the White Butterflies. They never came to rest long enough, or if […]
Fritillary Butterflies and Violas
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: I was weeding and deadheading a few days ago, and was surprised to find my viola/pansy crop consisted of mostly bare stalks. Odd. When I looked closer, I […]
Monarch Butterfly Collage
I made this Monarch Butterfly Collage with 5 photos. The first, and background layer, was a photo of painted daisies. I gave it a textured filter. The remaining four photos were close-ups […]
Monarch Butterfly – a Magic Migration
We’ve had Monarch butterflies in our Arizona yard recently. They may be migrating south to Mexico, north-west to California or they may overwinter here if the conditions are favourable. The Monarch’s Southern […]
Monarch Butterfly in Alberta
Solitary – being alone; without others. As in, “I’m going out to the garden to do some weeding. Who wants to come out and help me?” I only found one Monarch Butterfly […]
